At Last (tribute to Etta James)

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serenity blaze
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0 posted 2002-02-05 08:07 PM

This
is an
after-hour's dance--
I toe the soot
and sway alone
beyond last call
for alcohol
I grab the broom
and lock the door
and etta james
(she waits for me)
faithfully
behind B4--
"At Last..."
(I am awake in sleep)
I draw a ve'-ve'
in the floor...

I brush the green
and blow the ash--
I count the sticks
and look for cracks.
I empty trays of cigarettes--
each butt in testify--regret...

I turn the neon down real low...
at last, at last, I can dance slow.
All the loneliness is gone--
at last, my love has come along.

Mistletoe Angel

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Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-02-05 08:22 PM

(sigh) Ooohhhhhhhh...this is soooooooo romantic, sweet friend, this is such a beautiful tribute! (kiss on cheek) May you forever dance with him in heart and spirit, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Karen, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

serenity blaze
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2 posted 2002-02-05 08:25 PM

um, Noah..yer a doll, but he is a she..laughing WITH you, lovie! thank you!

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

3 posted 2002-02-05 08:25 PM

I could HEAR this song as I read this. Magnificent write!

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

4 posted 2002-02-05 08:25 PM

Karen, this is wonderful. Wow! I can hear that song being playing over and over in my head now....slow dancin'. Good write!
~Hugs, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me~

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

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5 posted 2002-02-05 08:29 PM

and etta james
(she waits for me)
faithfully
behind B4--
"At Last..."
(I am awake in sleep)
I draw a ve'-ve'
in the floor...

I brush the green
and blow the ash--
I count the sticks
and look for cracks.
I empty trays of cigarettes--
each butt in testify--regret...

I turn the neon down real low...
at last, at last, I can dance slow.
All the loneliness is gone--
at last, my love has come along.
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sometimes when I read your work...all I can do is smile and shake my head at just how very cool you write ...and how much of you is in every line ...
you rock me twin...and when youre rhyming...and dancing..few can touch what you do when you do

You speak to me in riddles and you speak to me in rhymes.
My body aches to breathe your breath ... your words keep me alive.

~Sarah McLachlan~

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

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highways, & byways, for now

6 posted 2002-02-05 08:52 PM

serenity - I listen to Etta a lot. Soothing to the soul she is....

BC

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

7 posted 2002-02-05 09:19 PM

Fantastic Tribute! Brava!

Irish Rose
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8 posted 2002-02-06 04:06 PM

Oh, this is great, I'm going to send this to my best friend, this is his favorite artist and his favorite song! Thank you Serenity!

Kathleen--(Kay)
"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

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Ontario, CANADA

9 posted 2002-02-06 05:26 PM

An excellent write...that's one of my favourite songs, she had such a sultry, classic jazz voice. You do her justice!

This is a keeper

Take care,
Melissa~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

icequeen
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since 2001-12-09

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FL USA

10 posted 2002-02-06 05:33 PM

This is soooo fabulous. I LOVE Etta James and of course seeing the title I jumped right in to read... and wow.. so very worthy of the lady and her music. Your poetry talent is right up there with her singing talent!

...and her crown was formed by the ice in her eyes

Moonlight Romeo

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The heart of you

11 posted 2002-02-06 05:51 PM

Play it again, a voice that could melt ice.

Thank you.

What light through yon window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

12 posted 2002-02-06 06:10 PM

hmmmm

this is my absolute favorite song..... !!!! i LOVE etta james... i have almost every song she's ever recorded

i gave this cd to someone i love on christmas and he loves it!!!!

etta james singing billy holiday

i have this song etched in my mind... i play it every night

i have started writing 3 poems by this very same title

i'm glad you like her, too

great tribute!

Mark Coburn
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since 2002-01-24

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13 posted 2002-02-06 06:20 PM

in serene bliss i see you dancin ..swaying ...and a power exists
in the dance ...and it is the romance...the
chance .....to put you in that space...
enraptured grace.....mark

serenity blaze
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14 posted 2002-02-06 08:38 PM

I did want to express my sincere gratitude for knowing that you all appreciate one of my favorite songs as much as I! I want to be etta when I grow up, and I met her once at House of Blues and told her so--and she replied, "That's cool, little baby, but I think you got a pigmentation problem!"

(ain't she great?)

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