Dancin' shadow on dat wall,
white-blues-boy sing yawl song,
harmonica cry, guitar scream,
to dat beat beat so sweet song,
dat dancin' shadow is ah swayin'
in ma head.
Yawl blues echo like dat shiftin' breeze
and shiftin' bayou winds in time dat blow
so sweet, like da shiftin' silt and sounds on breezy thoughts
about red fiery dusks.
Yawl black shadow on dat wall
dances like dah vanchee* in heat.
Clamorous mixture is dat beat
frum dat white-blues-boy smooth-song
dat fills dat *** in heat of vanchee*calls
and his shiftin' black silhouette on dat wall,
dat smooth-song black man yawl becum...
RW Dennen (c) 2008
I coined the term vanchee*is one who echoes haunting
and lasting sounds.
This took place at the Ethical Society in Philadphia.
Bob Small founder of Poets and Prophets sponsored
this Fundraiser in 2008.
A well known poet and dear friend Lamount Steptoe
gave a blues Poem.
Lead man in the blues band was Dave Steel.
While I was listening to Dave and because
the flood lights were so powerful his enormous
dancing shadow was cast on this high wall.
This inspired me to write this piece.
last but not least, as you know I tried to give voice tone
to an elderly Southern Black person and to that beautiful culture that
gave life and greatness to our country.