I look up into the night sky,
The moon looks down on me,
Its wonder and beauty there for me,
For me to enjoy with love.
I look passed it and see a star,
A star so full of wonder.
As I look at it I hear music,
A trumpet sounds
Blowing a sweet melancholic sound
That goes straight to my heart.
I then know he is there,
The star I am looking at is his.
He brings so much joy to me
When I listen to him.
He is no longer with us,
No longer on this earth
But I know he is there
As I look at his star in the sky
And his sound echoes within me.
I know that he will be with me,
Be with me all my life,
Chet will always be with me.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Chet Baker died this day in 1988. Chet is my favourite jazz trumpeter and I can listen to him all the time. Today his music will fill my life all day.
- Category: Special occasion
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Comments8
Happy anniversary Chet
Thanks SC.
Andy
A fine write Gold.
Thanks Orchi.
a splendid and most fitting dedication and tribute all rolled into one ...... N
Thank you Neville, much appreciated.
Andy
Beautiful dedication! thanks Andy
Miles and Chet's, 'At last'
is one of my favourites, at the end of a long week:
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp9j1B2W0L0
)
Thank you Mek, and also thank you for showing me a song I had not heard before - I thought I had heard all of Chet's and Miles' recordings.
Andy
R.I.P Chet. He'll trumpet all night long and whisper us to bed
Thank you Rocky, he certainly will.
Andy
Chet lived an amazing life that was tortured by his drug addiction. His music speaks for itself but to me the most amazing things about him are the obstacles he overcame to rise to the absolute heights of his career.
And then there is his singing voice which in his advancing years took on a meloncholy grittyness. Pathos which reaches deep into one's own blue places.
So true d a, I have read his biography and seen a play about him. A truly great jazzer.
Andy
It is truly amazing what music can invoke in us. A favorite artist or song can take us to a wonderful place of peace, memory, that can give us solace and make us smile. I know that you will be smiling for many years to come with wonderful music in your heart. A lovely homage.
So very kind Bella ans much appreciated.
Andy
Wonderful jazz musician and a fitting tribute to him in your poetic lines.
Thank you for your kind words Rozina.
Andy
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