Empty Bench
Vast lake spreads just ahead
Silence -but for a Gull squawk in the distance
A group of polar plungers appears via van.
Gasping, laughing, in they go
A full ten minutes elapses until they return to fluffy towels
Rosy cheeks, Laughing Lips, Chattering Teeth
Clicking Cold Chatters that can be heard up and down the shore
They pack up & lead the charge back to the road & their suburban lives
While I continue to sit & reflect on this winteresque scene
Breath in Breath out
Tranquility Time Resumes
About the Creator
Brandis G.
Writing has always been one of my passions. Photography is a close 2nd for me- living in Montana there is no shortage of photo ops! 3 cats & 1 dog make up my furry family. I lost my husband and love of my life 5 years ago to ALS.
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'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
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AM wondering about this amazing poem! Great work!