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Drummer men, drummer men, fluid loose-limbed rhythm-masters, were you born free?Did you drum? Did you drum? Did you drum
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Harmony of a hug,Rhythm of a rose,Melody in the mirror
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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
a few flock notes for jaimie breezy branch
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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Salute to City of Angels’ son!
He wrote, he wrote, he wrote
And he wrote…
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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
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