It's an earth song, time to party!
And I've been waiting, let's play it!
It's an earth song, let's sing from the stars!
I've been waiting to play Earth a star song!
Our star home hovers as a bee over a flower in the sun.
Our star home looks over her grace, a gem in the night.
Our star home provides views of her cosmic kin.
Our star home paints with a green and blue brush.
It's an earth song, time to party!
And I've been waiting, let's play it!
It's an earth song, let's sing from the stars!
I've been waiting to play Earth a star song!
It's an earth song, time to party!
And I've been waiting, let's play it!
It's an earth song, let's sing from the stars!
I've been waiting to play Earth a star song!
I picked up this shell as a hermit crab on a beach -
I picked up this shell from horse thieves and tamed them -
I picked up this shell and nurtured fruits of gold and green -
I picked up this shell and hung up my crook cuffs -
It's an earth song, time to party!
And I've been waiting, let's play it!
It's an earth song, let's sing from the stars!
I've been waiting to play Earth a star song!
This has been an ode to Earth the greatest gem of them all!
My soul's clean as mountain wind, no longer scattered!
It's an earth song, time to party!
A/N: Today is a day to honor the Earth and all it does for every living organism - Earth Day! This is my humble contribution to the event. This is a form of poetry known as jazz poetry. Needless to say, it's poetry that demonstrates jazz-like qualities, having no real rhyme or scheme and provides improvisation.
Henry is one for improvisation and it wouldn't surprise me if that's what he did to turn the Toppats' space station into his space resort. I almost thought of writing a story why he stole it and converted it into a resort when it seems to have come from out of the blue, but that would have defeated the purpose of this poetry form. Although I guess I kind of did that already.
I like Stickmin Space Resort. And now I'm getting another bite from the evil plot bunny to do something with this route. Darn it - I'll need to take it in to the vet!
References:
I looked to Mr. Langston Hughes' poem, "An Earth Song" for inspiration and it even shows with the similar written format. But I also listened to nice and smooth Latin Jazz to write to. I like to listen to many Jazz genres for music, and Latin Jazz is one of my favorite genres. The song I chose, in fact, is a favorite of mine - Mr. Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man".
Enjoy!