#smallpoems Fundamental beat maintained by Spirituals patting of one foot hands clap out Not marking straight time But Stop-Time Strong accent. A down beat bandied from hand to foot from foot to hand Found poem from Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin', and Slam Dunking,
Mr. Waters taught me to stop-time. Pause, listen. New paths. 'Tonic pitches cast in progressions of lost time unfolding histories held in a cradle of tonality pointing to half steps in turnarounds of my life #smallpoems