"Kodo..." Poem

You ever swirled your SELF to the heat of kodo - 

its another taste of the world... (Open the links in seperate windows)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT_nZ4ZPHLg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWx6u9kbJT8&feature=related

"Kodo..."

Feel the heat
feel the beat
listen
to it flow
Taptaptapping
rap-bump
tap tapping
Bu-bump...
Happening
flowing

FEEL the HEAT
the beat
flow
flowing
TaBump tapping
ratatat
move it - move - flow
right, left, back
twist and twirl
flow
round and in
out and back
right, left,
back, twist, UP
twirl DOWN
back
flow
move it - move - flow

Feel the HEAT
LIVE the beat
listen and BE
to it flow
Raptaptapping
rap-bump happening
tap tapping UP
Bu-bump...DOWN
Happening right
flowing left
Twirl twirl twirling round
move it - move
F L O W
FLOW
flow...

Remember to breathe...

and do it again...

Chris

Author's Note

oh YEAH!!

And yes to "breath = breathe" - thank you...

Reviews

[Ruth]

Love this...love the drum, pattern, flow, being out of breath...but more than that, love the transcendental effect...damn yes! xx

[olla]

I have always loved the drums.. and listening as I read your words.. exquisite..

[Robin]

I always look forward to the Moon Festival every October , and the amazing sound of Gumyo Taiko echoing through China Alley .

[Barbara H.]

You got it all right in your poem then I went to the u-tube and listened as I thought of your words. yeah! you got it down pat! And the breathing, gotta breathe with it.
The drums breathe in vibration, resonance.

[Chris]

and this is a "Yes" to both...

"two meanings: "heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean "children of the drum," ..."

[Emily B]

there are so many layers to your writings . . .

In Japanese the word "Kodo" conveys two meanings: "heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythm and, read in a different way, the word can mean "children of the drum," a reflection of Kodo's desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.

[Jeremy Baker]

This poem was just so cool! (Not a very erudite review, I know, but from the heart!)

[blakjassy]

how very interesting to combine those links in your poem... it certainly added to the experience and was a sensory treat!

[Viki Rachel]

I believe at the end you mean, "Remember to breathe", not "Remember to breath".
I could feel the powerful beat throughout the poem though, your use of bold and italics was a main factor of that.
I've never seen before a poem that made one form a beat or a movement of flow so perfectly in one's mind. Simply stunning, Chris; simply stunning.

[asdarkeyesclose]

oh Yeah!! Yeah!! Loved the way you played with sounds and words in this, creating such visual poetry. Enjoyed this one a lot :)