Revisited: Philosophy of the Midnight Skylark in a Jazz Suite Mode 2023

("Midnight Magenta Skylark" art by Aberjhani) Writers, poets, and artists often draw creative inspiration from each other in ways that produce memorable moments. Such was the case in 2012 when Death of a Bebop Wife author, Grange "Lady Haig" Rutan, happened upon a post of my poem, “Philosophy of the Midnight Skylark in a Jazz Suite Mode,” on the former Creative Thinkers International community website.

I was slightly familiar the music of her former husband, jazz pianist Al Haig. However, I...