Includes poem by Louis E. Bryan; My Uncle Played the Sa

Bryan, Louis E.

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ON T H E  ST R E ET BE S I N C I N '  pork p ie  hat towers above the  e n d l ess mass the b ro ther's rancorous m us ic  box and short defiant st r ides turn i ng heads a woma n's greyha i red dark glass composit ion  and a rest less execut ive 's mord a nt sigh a japa nese woma n 's tat tered d ress the rem nants of yel l ow peril i nd igenous s iste rsoul k icks back rad ian t  l i ke o i l  that  sheik caught her eye he s t rutt ing down ma i n  st reet cool but  on this  gra n ite sidewa l k  ma m a 's barefoot ch i le p ut ' e m  i n  the  founta i n for re l ie f. M Y  U N C L E  P L A Y E D  T H E  SAX Brow n  face gl iste n i ng, Eyes d a nci ng, He be-bopped t h rough my ch i ld h ood , Carryi ng Dizzy , and  'Tra ne,  And B i rd ,  and Dexter,  And a l l  my heroes, In t h a t  same beat-up,  black case, W h er e  he carried h is  sax o p h o ne .  M R S .  C A M E R O N 'S B A BY Eve ry d a y  she'd pass by ,  Push i ng an o ld  baby  ca rr iage,  " M o r n i n '  M rs .  Camero n ! "  I 'd y e l l  from across t h e  s treet .  " M o r n i n '  y o u n g  m a n , "  s he 'd a nswer pol itely.  W h a t  more c o u l d  a s ma l l  boy ay, To a poor o ld w o m a n ,  Push i ng t h e  m e m o ry o f  h e r  l ong d ead chi ld? -Jeff Langford - Louis E. Bryan - Louis E .  Brya n 1 5  

My Uncle Played the Sax

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My Uncle Played the Sax

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