This Morning, the sun rose at 7:12 am.
This morning, I woke up to the most inconsistent yet soothing sound of raindrops on my window.
This morning, I found a new Love.
This morning, I found Duke Ellington & John Coltrane. (press link , you’re welcome )
Man oh man.
I had a whole blog written and ready to publish for today. At 7:30 am I deleted it.
Listen, I love my writing. Well I guess I love everything I create. However, I also love that I can critique myself and understand that sometimes, it really comes down to a feeling, a vibe, as Dj Khaled says so eloquently. I enjoyed my piece that I wrote about the value of “friends”. My witty commentary, featured image and spot on references all were cute. But girlllllllllllll!
This morning, the sun rose at 7:12 am.
This morning, I woke up to the most inconsistent yet soothing sound of raindrops on my window.
This morning, I found a new love.
This morning, I found Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.
The way the instruments rang threw my phone in such a syncopated and well timed matter, left me yearning for more.
I had that end of first date feeling, where you get home and as you lay on your bed, all you could do is smile and recap the night. Your feelings are everywhere, yet in it’s chaos, you are on top of your own world, on this non-drug induced high. I was intrigued. I was impressed. I was immensely and intensely emerged in the beats and rhythms.
Somewhere between, ‘In a Sentimental Mood’ and ‘My little Brown Book’, I realized, this isn’t a new experience. My dad use to play this type of music when I was younger & I never appreciated it . I’d always change the cd to something more my speed like Whitney Houston’s greatest hits album (which I could sing front to back, y’all don’t want this smoke trust lol ). I couldn’t appreciate this master piece because I wasn’t ready . I was only able to comprehend songs that gave me the emotion and story behind it. Songs where the feeling they were trying to emote was obvious and well placed in the chorus or hook. With this, I feel as if I have to dig deeper than surface, something that is foreign to me as an individual.
Could I really be changing? Could I really be evolving?
Shook
This morning, the sun rose at 7:12 am.
This morning, I woke up to the most inconsistent yet soothing sound of raindrops on my window.
This morning, I found a new love.
This morning, I found Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.
It’s crazy because I did not know what was going to come next, yet I was confident that the next note will be better than the last, and I was right. The saxophone, piano, bass, and drums all played their roles in making me feel the safest and most secure that I’ve ever felt in my life .
Together they flowed like water so effortlessly. Like, I heard the pain and struggle while simultaneously hearing such freedom and revelation . Ugh
I’ve always thought of myself as having an eclectic musical pallet, loving all genres but no. I enjoy all genres yes but I fell in love with jazz at first sight. Some would say, I messed with alternative rock & country, flirted with hip hop and soca , dated r&b and married Jazz. ……………………………………………….And I pray that we live happily ever after.
This morning, the sun rose at 7:12 am.
This morning, I woke up to the most inconsistent yet soothing sound of raindrops on my window.
This morning, I found a new love.
This morning, I found Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.
You been an amazing crowd!! Get home safely,
-Otivia
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