that they may know
I teach my children
through music
Ella Fitzgerald
Dizzy Gillespie
Nina Simone
because the things I think I know
like dust and scratches
provide no resonance
I teach my children
stereo and mono
show them a steady hand
how to place the needle
in the pause before a song
the quiet in-between
I teach my children to listen
hear the train’s whistle
of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
revel in the stories
discovered anew
I teach my children this language
to harmonize their minds
black-lines in vinyl
spinning history
a revolution
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Beautiful. My grandchildren are so lucky. Your poetry is so wonderful.