Mirror holds a smile,
Silent secrets in the light,
Stillness whispers loud.
This Haiku represents a change in my life that has made me pause, and while outwardly I seem composed or even hopeful, inside there’s a deeper, quieter story I'm still processing.
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Diane Foster
I’m a professional writer, proofreader, and all-round online entrepreneur, UK. I’m married to a rock star who had his long-awaited liver transplant in August 2025.
When not working, you’ll find me with a glass of wine, immersed in poetry.
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"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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Congratulations on your Honourable Mention for the challenge.🥳 Well deserved! 🤩Appreciated your author note too. ✅
This is so beautifully layered. ‘Mirror holds a smile’ and ‘Stillness whispers loud’ are lines that just stay with you. I’m making my way through all the haiku entries, and this one felt like a quiet reflection that reveals more the longer you sit with it. Thank you for sharing it.
This gives us much to think about
The change seems to be well represented by this Haiku. Containing what really is inside us whilst putting a smile on the face can be challenging sometimes.