Pythian Games

Jazz Glass

Posted in A Poem a Day, KerryWordsmith by kvwordsmith on April 29th, 2008

this glass, this green glass, this blue glass,

this teal glass, even this pale purple glass,

this glass looks so cool, so calm, so serene,

but that is only because it is jazz glass:

it hides its past oh so well

so all you see is the cool.

 

this glass was not always cool and flat -

once it was burning hot, fluid, streaming,

molten like lava spilling from a volcano,

this glass is sand and ash that has paid its dues.

It has survived the fiery furnace,

But like a phoenix,

It has risen from the ashes to be reborn.

 

This glass is jazz glass –

It has paid the price,

It has counted the cost,

But it chooses to be transformed,

To groove on forevermore:

Behold the birth of cool!

 

By Kerry Vincent © 2008

http://www.kog.com/Hot/Rondel.html

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9 Responses to 'Jazz Glass'

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  1. shewolfy728 said, on April 29th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    Hot and ever-so-cool and beautiful and flowing - nice images, Kerry!

  2. woodnymph said, on April 29th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    The story of glass, it’s journey through time. Very good, Kerry.

  3. espirit07 said, on April 29th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    This is a sensual poem– something to do with the ryhthm of the words and the fluidness.

  4. jodhiay said, on April 29th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    I really like it!

  5. porchsitter said, on April 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Very cool, Kerry–and you’ve only one day left in April to reach your goal of a glass post a day. Congrats! (You can still keep going, ya know!)

  6. Jill said, on April 30th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    Mmmm love the flow. Great poem - it resonates and seems more than a poem about glass :o).

  7. kvwordsmith said, on April 30th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    By George, I think she’s got it! Yes, it started out as a glass poem, but became a jazz performance piece, with many layers of meaning…

  8. Heather Blakey said, on May 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 am

    The ‘glass fetish’ has proved very rich compost Kerry. Lovely work

  9. Lori said, on May 2nd, 2008 at 3:06 am

    I love the line lava spilling from a volcano. Wow.

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