March 13, 2005

the Bird fifty years later....




Charlie "the Bird " Parker

died 50 years ago today 

just before 
the elvis rage 
           dis-grace landed 
        like a flying saucer
                 in the dead middle
                               of Ike-ville 

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The Bird's
 was quite 
a different 
confrontation 
    with amerika the hideous 

by now
we white breads
have  swallowed him 
           whole too

                   " of course!!!"

just like elvis

but Parker.... 

that man  remains    
 a lovely 
    bone in our throat 

"fool hound ....
what ya doin'...
 don't ya  know 
dogs 
  can't eat  birds "


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Posted by pinky at March 13, 2005 03:12 AM

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