
Until the Silence
Enjoy a sampling from the book with this poem
Preamble
In the sizzling 1960s, iconic jazz saxophonist, composer and educator Charles McPherson spent more than a decade in my uncle Charles Mingus, Jr’s band. McPherson recalled a time when Mingus, a fan of beat poet Kenneth Patchen gave a San Francisco benefit concert for the wheelchair-bound poiet. The following poem’s title was promoted by a Patchen poem.
Be Music Night
Be music night
Sing twinkles stars
Trill streams of light
Arpeggios of dreams
Choruses of moonbeams
Let harmonies flow
That sound touches hearts
Lifts faltering spirits
To tomorrow's promise.