Ode To Carlos

For Carlos Santana

strumming calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, killer chords

with your flowing, curly locks and bleached suit of wondrous fluctuation

covered by a well-tuned fedora

fingers and strings one

entwined in eager, masterful concordance

disseminating holistic euphony

a testimony

a confession

a religious experience

uninhibited

uninhabited

your name tattooed on the arm of euterpe for eternity

scaling sacred summits of heavenly ascent in the stratosphere

guiding your cruise ship through auditory canals

picking the pulsating fruit of immeasurable sweetness

plucking rich, radiant, radical, radioactive riffs

relentless, reverberating rhythms of rosettes

pure ambrosia for the ears

unsheltered vibrato of variation

electric twanger of untold riches

instrument of increase

gargantuan guitar of gain in galavanting gigs

i want your glorious guitar, flying fingers and hallowed hat

that's that

twang bam wham

goddamn

thanks man

Author's Note

"Listen to music religiously, as if it were the last strain you might hear." - Thoreau

Reviews

[emmajoy]

'.. 'picking the pulsating fruit of immeasurable sweetness - strumming rich, radiant, radical riffs - pure ambrosia for the ears..'

Laughed, smiled start to finish, Pete! You have that man in your heart and feet.. can tell. The wording is more than Latin, nudging its way across your usual rock and wotsit choices with absolute glee! Great use of language.. and the video does the rest. For me - and you'll have forgotten, it's is still Samba Pa Ti: swoon and spoon time with that!

Will now listen to the video again, thanks lots for sharing your words and.. the music, of course: should have added that the two play a more than mean harmony.!

[Pete]

such a pleasant visit. smiling. samba pa ti will always be classic, i know it well - such a beautiful song. came across this collaboration (a love supreme) he did with john mclaughlin and immediately fell in love with it - can't shake it and don't want to! promise me you'll sing and dance today ("it's up to me, it's up to you!") ... :)

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Ps do u like our Aussie band midnight oil I do

[Pete]

i love midnight oil - blue sky mine, king of the mountain, dreamworld, golden age - in my playlist on my phone!!! ... :)

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Yes great aren’t they

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love love love this
That’s my review
I will admit I never really listened to the music but will now
I wrote a poem ode re Leonard Cohen a few years back if u interested

[Pete]

will check out your poem. thank you for sharing ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

There is something magical about a steal guitar and certain riffs being play

[Pete]

isn't there though? it's hypnotizing ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes there definitely is

[R.J Calzonetti]

"guiding your cruise ship through auditory canals"

My favourite line in an already great poem.

[Pete]

what can i say, he's a great guitarist. thanks for sharing r. j ... :)