Birthday Thoughts
For The Vocal "The Sonnet of Shadows" Challenge
Introduction
It is my birthday, and I have no problem with my age increasing, but some see a birthday as a horror as they get older.
Some see darkness, but I only see light.
The music is "Birthday" by The Beatles
Birthday Thoughts
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Today, My Body Added One More Year
But You Know My Mind Is Forever Young
Some See Age And They Regard It With Fear
Take Each Day And Be Grateful, That's Not Wrong
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Today I Know Much More Than Yesterday
And That Gives Me A Good Reason To Smile
My Mind Is Still Curious, I Must Say
By My Beautiful Friends I Am Beguiled
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My Body May Be Older, My Mind Not
I Am Still Eighteen, That Is How I Act
Disperse The Dark Thoughts With Sweet Chocolate
For Me Each Day Gets Better, That's A Fact
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I Don't See Darkness, I Just See The Light
Because You All Make My Life A Delight
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Burn, Baby, Burn
Introduction That's it, all the current Vocal Challenges have been entered now, this is the place where I burn them all. I got a Top Story for one of my entries, thanks to a recommendation by Caitlin Charlton, so this has been a successful set of Vocal Challenges for me.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 months ago in Poets
'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
Comments (21)
Congrats on your leaderboard! This poem was great! Very creative. And happy birthday.
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! ππππππ
a curious mind is a beautiful thing. happy birthday, dear mike π i hope it was very special
Happy Birthday, Mike, hope you had an enjoyable day.
Happy Birthday, Mikeydred!
Happy Birthday! That is a wonderful poem. It is a blessing to be able to add another year onto your life, it seems to me, that you already see it as such, which is wonderful. I hope this next year is sweet and beautiful for you! Aging is a beautiful thing, I don't see birthdays as "getting older" (We are getting older every second of everyday) but rather as leveling up or something of that sort. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Happy Birthday!
Birthday Blessings Mike! You definitely have the right idea about the additional years piling on. It is a joy let life continue to love you up!
Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!! This was delightful...celebrating with you all the way from America πΆππ
Happy birthday, Mike! I hope it's a good one. This is such a positive way to view your birthday and getting older overall. I'll admit that I'm not really in either camp, viewing my birthday as a good thing or a bad thing--it's just another day to me now. Sometimes, I get a little excited, but then that goes away since I don't really do anything to celebrate it anymore. But maybe I should just look at like you do here, celebrate every day instead.
Happy Birthday π₯³ Keep walking in the garden of youth.
Happy Birthday, Mike.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE!!!!
Happy Birthday, Mike. A great attitude, and one I can relate to at my age.
You are an inspiration, Mike! In my mine I am forever 16,lol. Great song pick !!!!I know you are having fun somewhere.
Happy belated birthday, Mr. Mike! Hope it was a good day. What a birthday poem. Great job.
Mike, this is such a lovely and inspiring read. I used to dread birthdays, but the older I get, the more I realize I am as young as I decide to be. Happy birthday again. Enjoy your day!
Happy birthday to a great supportive friend and writer!
Happy birthday brother, youβre an amazing poet, friend and best brother ever!!!
Well said! I hope today brings you every bit of the joy you bring to us each day with your wonderful stories and poems. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Mike!:)