Eclipse and Eclipsed
The Nature of Life
Eclipse is the nature of life; it is how you began.
Cleave the old to make way for the new.
Look most carefully, for the leap is inevitable.
Imagine, inspire, instruct.
Perfect what is possible and protect what is precious.
Share your spoils, for they were never yours.
Eclipse is the nature of life; it is how you will end.
About the Creator
Noelle Spaulding
I was once called a ‘story warrior’ by a teacher in film school, because of how passionately I prioritized the story over all other aspects.
I believe good stories inspire the best of us, and we need them now more than ever.
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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 Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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Going around reading poetry today, trying to learn about acrostic poetry. Beautiful imagery explaining the cycle of life. Nicely Done!!1
I like how the circular imagery fits nicely with the idea of natural life as a cycle, and “Perfect what is possible and protect what is precious.” is a line that stuck out as I read. Nicely done Noelle👏
Congrats on your victory.
Great acrostic! Congrats!
Congrats!!
Oh, I love this line: "Share your spoils, for they were never yours." The whole poem is lovely. Congratulations!! 🥳
Congratulations!!!
Full circle, just like the celestial bodies and their orbits.