Drumming on Delmar

Henna on hand
Drum on thigh
Stand high
Eyes to sky
Meditative lullaby
With drums, hands fully extended
Finely blended
Subtle harmonies
Rhythms in twos or threes

Large crowd
Playing aloud
As on cloud
Allowed
Freedom to move to breathe
Easily
Flowing
Measures
Brought together
In any weather
Come rain come shine
At all times
Partly cloudy, sprinkling too
Knowing who
What we do

O how they dance!
See how they move?
To the groove
Ensued
By musical cues
Exuding
Waves imbued
By the dip
Of the hips
Cloaked
In flowing
Tapestries of gold
Colors bold
Behold!
Behold!

Circular motions
Form unbroken
Figure eight begins
Never stops, never ends

Sound
Rebounds
Off wall, comes down
To ground
Flips over turns 'round
Upside-down
Resounds
Abounds
Only found
Here, now
In this town

Bing the bang bang
Bang the bong bong
Bong the tom tom
Play, sing along!
Reach it
Grab it
Hit the drum
Dum diddy
Dum diddy
Dum dum dum!

Come on!
Come on!
Play sing along
Organic songs
Grown
This moment
Finer
Than aged wine
Time after time
Now, sit in, bow out
Bring yourself about
Circular cyclical motions
Back to one
unique pattern, style of play
Fresh brand new today

Sound hits wall,
Comes back, bounces down
Upward bound
From ground
Rebounds
A resounding
Growing
Increasing
Crescendo, full forte!
Strong force
Fills air
Atmosphere
With sound
Abounding
Resounding
SOUND!
SOUND!
SOUND!


Copyright 2008. Annie C.