Graceful Moon

Graceful Moon

The silent white tuft of moon

Hangs in quietness in blue

Observing my love of you

“Grace, I love the moon,

And I love you,

But I love you more than the moon.”

© January 30, 2015, Robbie Pruitt

In trailing robes of white and palest blue. 

Photo by @sage_solar, from Flickr, Creative Commons

Lifeblood

Lifeblood

The embodied Word bleeds

When one speaks it

It pours out in hemorrhage

Giving Life for those who seek it.

© January 30, 2015, Robbie Pruitt

Blood, photo by Mate Marschalko, from Flickr, Creative Commons

Shroud

Shroud

The river runs red

Scarlet like a cord

Through a curtain

A garment of our Lord

Crimson and Purple

And Gold and dread

From thorn and head

Blood poured out—Royalty

In color and in crown

Until split in two—dead

And fallen to the ground


© January 30, 2015, Robbie Pruitt

Cross in Crown of Thorns, photo by Doug1021, from Flickr, Creative Commons

Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers

The little boy

Pleading

For us to buy

His flowers

Broken

Flowers

Stampeding

Down the mountainside

The little boy

Whimpering

Pleading

For us to buy

Flowers

Broken

The world is full

Of whimpers

Of pleading

Of broken flowers

They wrestle

Over the money

Pull him away

To the ground

Broken

Flower

Lays still

On the Ground

Broken

The world is full

Of flowers

Broken


© April 12, 2015, Robbie Pruitt

Albania-02465, photo by Beauty in Albania, from Flickr, Creative Commons

The Atmosphere of Jazz

The Atmosphere of Jazz

Mr. Paul Arpee is soothed by Jazz

He rests in the ambiance any chance he has

When stress arises the song gives way

Leaving him relaxed to face another day.

© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Big Band Jazz Night, photo by Ed Schipul, from Flickr, Creative Commons

Jungle Music

Jungle Music

Play that ‘Jungle Music’

Play and play—improvise

That Jazz surprise

Try it on for size.

© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Diego Urcola's Trumpet 19° International Jazz Festival of Punta del Est, 

photo by Jimmy Baikovicius, from Flickr, Creative Commons

The Flapper’s Wings

The Flapper’s Wings

The flappers

Flap their wings

As the brass plays

And the Jazz singer sings.

© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Flapper, photo by Meagan L. Ragan, from Flickr, Creative Commons

Stomp

Stomp

Stomp the Blues

Pick up the tempo

Get up from the slumber
Awake from the snooze.


© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Dexter Gordon - Live at the Village Vanguard, photo by Tom Marcello, from Flickr

Saxophone

Saxophone

The Saxophone

Rings of brass

Solo—Soul music

For the loneliness to pass

© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Saxophone 3, photo by Martin Barland, from Flickr

Jazz on the City Street

Jazz on the City Street

The neon city lights

Reflect off of the wet street

The silver lines of streetcar track

Glisten upon arrival as we listen.


© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Late Night Red Rocket, photo by Roland Tanglao, from Flickr

Cover the Waterfront Cover the Sea

Cover the Waterfront Cover the Sea

Louis Armstrong covers the waterfront,

His music covers over the sea.

And when his trumpet sound belted out,

His soulful Jazz covered over me.

© October 4, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Louis Armstrong cor 29, by Luiz Fernando Reis, from Flickr