A HUGE thanks to Dr. Dub for this fine piece of work.  Bravo!  Bravo!  Bravo!

Miles, Oh Miles masterful jazz genius extraordinaire

The man who ruefully redefined modern music

A lifelong merciless heroine junky

Yet no drug impeded his zealous stream of creative consciousness

Miles, Oh Miles that look

A pair of piercing dark eyes, gleaming

Carved like artwork of ebony

By the dexterous hands of the African village’s master craftsman

Gazing into infinity, palpitating its outskirts

                                      and wandering beyond

Perceiving, molding, creating, innovating

Miles, Oh Miles an ossiferous face

That of a martyr of a Black Saint’s bible

Wirey emaciated body, crouched like a cat

Furious jungle feline artistry

Turning his back, defiant to the crowd

Trumpet improvising, hypnotizing

Redeeming the black man’s proud yet tethered,

                             fiery freedom cry

Miles, Oh Miles a dexterous soloist

                             of myriad variations

Anointing one single note

                             with a multitude of overtones

Turning it, twisting it, jolting it ,down cavernous paths

                             to absolute perfection

Often speaking passionately in total silence

Pauses, gaps, voids, seemingly empty

Yet all full

Of matter, energy and form

Miles, Oh Miles Milestones, Miles Ahead

Running down that venomous vile of Voodoo

Trudging through the Kilimanjaro desert

Followed in procession by courting virgin Nubian queens

Kind of Blue, sketching Spain amidst the siesta of a burning summer noon

Oh yes, impregnate us with that germ  of cool,

                                                          in every, yes every lick you play

Miles, Oh Miles, modal majesty, above all in a Silent Way

Reciting the most divine prayer to the Universal God

Mesmerizing rhythm, the Mahavishnu’s mounting mournings

Miles steps back, musicians jam, yet his aura pervading, omnipotent

                                                always fills the air

Miles steps forward, begins to preach, enchants, enlightens, envelops, enamors

                                                amidst heavenly clouds of bold beatification

Shh, Peaceful, no more words remain

to describe this journey, this trip, this ride, this flame

Miles, Oh Miles, sanctify me

Miles, Oh Miles, purify me

Cleanse me of all my ancestors’ arrhythmic sins

Immerse me in a state of soulful introspection

Guide me through timeless moments

                                                of Bodhissatva meditation

Miles, Oh Miles, in concert I never did see you

Yet your image always haunts me

Your power will never cease to drive me

Your music forever shall amaze me

You’re the one, the only one, the chosen one, the unique

Miles Messiah, Miles the Man, Miles the Mystic, Miles the Wizard

Simply Miles

Miles Davis