by Crystal Courret

Painting Swing Trio, 1999 by Melvin W. Clark

   when i hear music
         i feel like dancing

     when i hear music is in
                    my
                SOUL!
        i bop, top, tippity-top all
                around the
                     room

             then i can hear my
                heart
                  BEATING!

        i love to make music
                    that
                  i can dance to
              

            all i want to do is
                 DANCE
                   ALONG!

Copyright © 2009 by Crystal Courret

About the Artist

For many years the internationally known painter Melvin W. Clark has created his vibrant tributes to the artistry and force of the music of Black America. Find out more about the artist on his website www.melvinclarkart.com.

Lindamichellebaron Says…

I know exactly how the poet feels! Many years ago, I wrote:

If I were music
I'd be jazz
So real you'd feel my pure

pizzazz

From "If I Were Music"
Published in The Sun Is On by Lindamichellebaron