Underneath the Harlem Moon

Underneath the Harlem moon,

a generation of crazed

Negro youth boogied

to the viciously syncopated

bop -

dancing footloose foxtrot.

Underneath the Harlem moon,

an odd metered muse

eccentrically displacing a

rhythm -

ode to engulfed embouchure.

Underneath the Harlem moon,

an opaque ostinato

repeating that rhythmic

phrase -

swing that quarter note.

Underneath the Harlem moon,

a generation of crazed

hipster youth jive

the voraciously vibrant

bop -

all dancing footloose foxtrot.