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“They Say”(by Joe DiMino) They say—you know, The They Sayers—say Progressive Jazz is Disjointed— (Sayers, who never live far Off the rail)—strict discipline Their dogmatic Holy Grail But we, the fallen practitioners, To the contrary know That even unregulated madness Has bodies of phrases And times… As has good prose And worthy rhymes; As has meaningful images One’s own image None less an image Though one-of-a-kind, Basic nature swings The Heart’s Sway of drumming Tempos irregular Avoiding drones, inhibited Monotonous strumming; Also, Jazz has its Elevated rungs For expansive soaring— Free expression Always the ultimate goal Jazz is erratic, Closest to Spontaneity Of the soul—