Thursday, 2 August 2012

Negative Space


Snooker and Jazz
have one thing
in common.

For the participants
there are long periods
of doing nothing.

When Coltrane takes a solo
Miles is in the wings
smoking and chatting.

When Robertson is making
a one four seven break
O’Sullivan

is sitting in the corner
blowing his nose and
rubbing an eye.

In these moments
the player as human
is revealed.

Out of negative space time
the next solo is loaded up,
the dramatic comeback
            is plotted.

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