Continuing our feature to highlight poems by the contributors to various Tweet Parties (Poetry jams on Twitter), today we have Stitch Robinson’s (@jazzvigil) “jazz@sunset.” Among other things, Stitch is a DJ for WUMR at the University of Memphis. On Friday nights, you can hear his livestreamed program beginning at midnight (central time) by going to http://www.memphis.edu/wumr/ and then clicking on “Listen Now.”

Stitch Robinson

http://unclewaltacivicrestoration.blogspot.com/2009/10/jazzsunset.html

http://www.twitter.com/jazzvigil

jazz@sunset

splendour of ended day,
floating and filling,
hour prophetic, roiling hour
resuming the past, inflating
my heart with divinest things,
you — o earth and life and all–
till last ray gleams,
i sing.

open song
of my soul rides
gladness, eyes of my soul
bestow perfection, natural
spirit’s faithful praisings, testify,
celebrate forever this triumph
of wings.

Copyright 2009 Stitch Robinson. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.