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Ageless Turning Carousel

from Decades A Part To Play by EJS

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This is an epic aural capture of my book from 1997. It is a long form freestyle written in the poetry style called Hakai No Renga. Included are the verses verbatim from the first two of five chapters. For the complete book, please contact me directly.

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AGELESS TURNING CAROUSEL
Chapters 1 & 2 of 5:

IT’S NOT ABOUT ME
THIS DAY DELICIOUS SIPPING
SMOOTH OPERATOR

THEM HEARTS IS BREAKING SLOWLY
IN DREAMS REFLECTION SHATTERED

CLUTCH ALUMINUM
THE YOUNG ARE TOO SOON STICKY
SHOULDER RIDE HANG TIGHT

SCARED OFF BY THE YOUTH WALK WAY
EVERYBODY DOES IT SO

DON’T DISCUSS WEATHER
FORE GO THE HERE TO WHAT NOT
ONE DAY OVERBOARD

SHADOWS FLY ALONG THE WALL
RISE NEW DAY MYSELF REMIND

SHAKE TOP SWAP I’M CHARMED
OXFORD PURVEYORS OF ART
SADNESS STINKS IN DEEP

DESIRE REVOLUTION
HEADS UP RECKON SO BE DOWN

WHOM SO EVER SHALL
AWAY SLIP AGAIN THE DAYS
KEEP MY SOUL REPLETE

MORE THAN ONCE UPON I TRY
TOO MANY WORDS TO CHOOSE FROM

UNDER AND OVER
THE KINGDOM OF DISCIPLINE
JOY OF THRICE THRESHOLD

LIPS LOOSE SUBJECTS TO BORE YOU
STONED AND STUCK IN GLORY SQUAT

WHAT WANT HAVE I NEED
THAT PEN SPEAKS FROM PAGE TO PAGE
LUST RIDES BY CYCLE

MINDS KNOW NOT THE DIFFERENCE
WINDOWS ONCE WERE WITHIN US

I HAD SOMETHING NICE
PICKING UP WHERE I LEFT OFF
THE HEAD HAS HEAD OUT

I’M BOUT IT NO DIGGITY
WILD IRISH BARITONE

YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHO
BENT ON BUTTER BEING SHY
MY MY PARTS IS PARTS

THE REASONS ARE OBVIOUS
BEHIND THE BARREL AGAIN


IN SIMPLICITY
THE MEASURING WOMAN COMES
DIVIDE AND CONQUER

AFFECTION HAS NO MARKING
TIGER TIGER MISSED ME NOW

THESE DAYS RISING GREY
POOR KITTY STIFF AS CURBSIDE
OF DIFFERENT TYPE FREEZE

YOUNG STROLL IT SEEMS SO QUIET
WELL YOU NEEDN’T NOW BOTHER

GOTTA DEAL WITH IT
ONCE SEEN YOU CAN’T NOT NOTICE
GIVEN RING ALARM

WHISTLES LOST IN NIGHTS LAUGHTER
TANGLED IN THOUGHTS FORGOTTEN

SKITTERISH PIXIE
DUST BE FOR WHY NOT SETTLE
KICKS THIS AND THAT NOW

YOU FEEL ME IT’S ALL PLEASURE
EARLY DOWN HOME TITANIC

LEANING ON THE SLIDE
THE FOOTWORK TAKES EM ALL OUT
SHOCKING TO THE ROOTS

AGELESS TURNING CAROUSEL
ONE SPOT FOR TWO GOOD AS GONE

FANTASY AFLAME
SAVING FUEL COAST ROUND THE TURN
FULFILLMENT EMBER

BE BEYOND THE CLOSET DOOR
FULGURANT FULIGINOUS

MUST TO HAVE SOME TEA
TASTE TREMENDOUS FLOWER INK
DANCE DON’T MIND THE STEAM

REMEMBERING TO GIVE THANX
SHARING ON EQUAL THE WAYS

LONG OVER LONGING
GLASS SEPARATES MORNING GAZE
NEIGHBOR THE SILENCE

BEATS PLAYED ON SILL IN ADVANCE
TIRES PASSING SOUND THE WEARY

IT ONLY TAKES ONE
DROP FROM ABOVE ON THE CHASE
MOMS CATCHES THE TAIL

JACK O LANTERN LONELY FACE
SUN AND SPIRIT CASTING SPELL

LOSE COUNT KEEPING ON
LATELY EYES OVERFLOWING
RELEASE SPRINGS RELIEF

LISTENING WHAT’S SO FUNNY
DEATH COLD ON TIME NOW DEGRADING

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SO ON AND SO ON
ETCETERA AND SO FORTH
FOR MORE GET THE BOOK

THAT IS TO SAY CONTACT ME
CHAPBOOKS ARE MADE TO ORDER
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from Decades A Part To Play, released July 12, 2019
Written by - EJS
Produced by Ill Chemist & EJS
Additional Production by Harrison Clock
EJS - Words, Saxophones, Bass Guitar, Bells, and Whistles
Alan Friedman - Rhythms, Noises, Data
Special Guest, David Shields - Electric Piano
Recorded September 2018 - Audiolifer, Birs Recordings Studios

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EJS Averill, Vermont

A true blue funk punk free jazz soul poet. A once upon a time student of Wadada Leo Smith, with a wide musical past including Stymie and the PJLO, The Matt Ritvo Group, Kimo Ball, and "Thunderchucker" Frank Ferrer.

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