Denton Barber

Has a name ever popped

into your head

with no apparent

provocation and you wonder

What the hell?

Where did that come from?

And then another name is

immediately linked, like say

B.B. King?

Well. I was driving down the road

the other day when

Denton Barber & B.B. King

visited my mind

Now, it’s no surprise to me that B.B. King

tags along with Denton Barber because

Denton once took me to a B.B. King concert

Actually, it was Denton who turned me on

to B.B. King—music hmmm
 Denton was dapperand distinguished--Denton had style--

Then, I remember that Denton Barber & I met

in Radio classes at Centralia College

in the early 80s and Voila!

I notice I’ve been playing an 80s music station

on my car radio

Now, It’s all coming together

Suddenly I have another realization:

I’ve recently met a sax player who

reminds me of Denton Barber!

Tim, the sax player blew a sultry tune

behind a poet’s recitation and even

exchanged some sassy dialogue with him

And a few days later, I sit musing about

memory and firing synapses making connections

And Bingo, that answers my original question

about Denton Barber

It may have taken longer than Google

to bring me the answer, but

my organic computer did indeed deliver

Now, I think I’ll Google Denton Barber

and see what it tells me. Ah sweet progress

God bless Denton Barber for he is proof

positive I haven’t lost my mind, yet!

raintreepoet, pondering inevibilities.