i pay homage to the authors of old
their abstrusity underscore my perspective
on the pragmatic approach of rife rhymers
bent on breaching the discipline instilled so aptly
into the mindset and nous of the craftsman of then

is there a lyric bold enough
to mimic the deep lines and notes
inscribed into the memories of those
captivated by the seduction of song?

or a painting to mirror the insight
into the mentation of wizardry
displayed in the minds of those artists
who defied the odds of time?

my aim is merely to underline the obsessive
purity of thought which branded the
sincerity of the dogmatic exercise
of an era marked by honest workmanship