Chromatic Harmonies
by Linda Eve Diamond
Dark night, cool clouds,
jazz band slowly warming up.
We don’t expect much—
then light jazz takes a turn
turning on the jazz lights
rising up, taking shape
as a soothing tonic key opens up
the bridge between sound and sight
with bright chromatic harmonies
filled with prismatic possibilities
arrangements rearranging
variations taking flight
inversions inspiring a sense
of harmonically lit synesthesia
chords ascending and turning to gold
notes twinkling like a string of bulbs
all the winds swirling blues into spirals
piano notes scrolling a rolling cloud
the drums beating a lively pulse
emoting floating images to life
while faint visions of musicians
side-slip into softly lit silhouettes
aglow and nearly afloat with the notes
as if striking such a chord they blend
and transcend appearing as if they
were composed by the music.