arizona

[goliwog man]

A women sits in darkened lights
her hands alone bring lightened nights
A musical force her harsh delight
As funky chords teach all thats right

Arizona sings with her hands
her eyes are shut to earthly bands
but as the fingers strike the keys
each mans ear catch her disease

The negro alone, is in a saloon
and racist pride will find her soon
as she sings in sinners keys
the whites reject gospels disease

Arizona sings with her hands
her eyes are shut to earthly bands
but as the fingers strike the keys
each mans ear catch her disease

Arizona picks up her cain
and fumbles her way outside in the rain
her pianos song a famous track
but arizona never came back

Arizona sings with her hands
her eyes are shut to earthly bands
but as the fingers strike the keys
each mans ear catch her disease

Lost and blind a talent died
her gospel ragtime couldnt abide
the disapearing texan cry
in our hearts will never die

(this was written from a real story what do you think?)

 

[zay]

Wow goli, awesome stuff as usual. I'll have to read it a couple of times before I try to give my prediction for it's meaning though lol. Chances are I'll probably be close but not close at all. ^_^ But I really like it, it's awesome. Great job!

 

[zuzu_petals]

WOW goliwog man,

This was awesome...such a picture you paint with your exquisite imagery and passion in your words. This sounds like the history of someone's life, in analogy form. It's as though she has mezmerized the crowd, in a metaphoric state I mean. Bravo...loved this! I will look for more of your work.

blessings,

zuzu_petals

 

[goliwog man]

thanks zu zu this poem was inspired from a real story Arizona dranes was a black pianoist who disapeared in 1929 little is known about her so thats where the imagination comes in I have a few of her only tracks on cd and i luv it lol u can here samples on http://www.cdconnection.com if her seach for her name.

 

[zuzu_petals]

well that makes your depiction more clear...thanks for sharing this bit of mysterious history... :angel: I will check out your link...

have a great day!

zuzu

 

[zay]

K goli, I get it now, wow. You did a great job, I'm sure she'd be proud. Her name was honored very well.

 

[goliwog man]

lol thanks zay the fact however still ramains that she was blind and therefore would not be able to read it lol .

thanks also zuzu I like arizonas stuff because its so different to the other christian music of the time (mostly hymes)