SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN

In 1963, amidst Civil Rights

And Cultural Revolutions,

Musicians Miles Davis and 

Victor Feldman  composed,

"Seven Steps to Heaven."

Seven beats followed by

Two sets of three beats.

The rhythm of my life,

My common cadenced

Response: 3, 5, or 7

Repetitions of uhm:

Uhm, uhm, uhm;

Uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm.

Uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm, uhm.

Responses vary from

Lust to disgust,

Delight to despair,

Eye-rolling to envy,

Amusement to annoyance;

Almost anything worth

Commenting on.

Just some examples.

My, oh, my.

No, not again.

Are you kidding me?

I don't think so, no.

I can't believe I said that!

That's the best I've heard so far.

(1) Love One Another

(2) Keep the Faith

(3) Compassion

(4) Amour Fate

(5) Integrity

(6) Respect

(7) Truth

Please

Play

Miles

At 

My

Last 

Rites.

Ann Beth Blake

(c) August 6, 2013