1. Write the substance of the poem ‘Jazz Poem Two’.
Ans: An old Jazz musician is standing like a Black Ancient mariner. His old face is wrinkled and weary. His faded blue shirt has turned dark with sweat. Blue shirt has turned dark with sweat. His stomach is hanging loosely.
His jacket is worn out and his necktie is undone and dropping loosely over the jacket. His shoes are torn and are stuffed with paper to cover the holes.
His rough unshaven face shows pain. He stands alone head down, eyes closed and ears perked. An old saxophone hangs across his chest supported from his neck by a wire coat hanger.
He gently lifts the saxophone to the parted lips. But once he starts playing music he is no longer a Black man but a bird which gathers his wings and flies high and higher. He seems to be spreading the message of God through his music.
2. Describe the physical appearance of Jazz? What special skill did he have?
Ans: The Jazz player has a rough unshaven face and sagging stomach.
He wears a faded blue shirt, a loose necktie and an old jacket. His shoes are run down.
Across his chest is an old alto saxophone supported from his neck by a wire coat hanger.
The Jazz player at first has a weary expression on his face. He keeps his head down and appears lifeless.
When it is his turn to play, he lifts the saxophone to his lips, suddenly; he is filled with a new life. He is no longer an ordinary may.
He is like a bird flying higher and higher, totally lost in the beautiful music he produces.
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