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Poetic Thoughts - St. John Coltrane - by C.W. Pruitt II

posted: Feb. 22, 2013

The poem below is a tribute to the mystical saxophone artist John Coltane.

St. John Coltrane

He could improvise,

pulling note

out of ether.

The natural mystic

extends his horn

and reaches out.

He is rewarded

for his supplication

by the eternal physics

of jazz.

And we witness

to the beauty and perfection

of the sounds

of St. John Coltrane

hear the Holy Spirit

and anticipate it eagerly

on the other side.

C.W. Pruitt II

Aug. 28, 2012

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