Falling
into winter
thin drops becoming heavy
and the film, begins to stick
the waterways get messy
as the its texture becomes thick
what was smooth, now lightly crusted
blocking escape of running beads
every surface, softly dusted
as fall begins to fall asleep
the starting culmination
ice sickle stars, form on the leaves
the dreamy fascination
as fall gives way to its reprieve
a hush of satisfaction
falls like flakes, cut from the chill
a simple chain reaction
as winter shows up wearing frills
a breath learns how to linger
as it falls off of a tongue
and it gathers like a finger
around the lips where it once hung
reminding all of nature
with its touch of frosty bite
everything looks best in glacier
while wearing only shades of white
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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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What a truly stunning piece.
This is quite the visual poem and one that I cannot wait to see again one day. Good job.
❄️Oh that first line. It is like I could see the change happening, from thin to heavy. Wow. ❄️'lightly crusted' as I got to this bit. I love the fact that you did not abandon that thin drop. You developed it — broadening what we could see. Your poem is honestly the best at bringing the seasons change to us. I especially love how you worded 'Fall' —falling asleep. The imagery was so crisp, so grounded in reality that I cant help but to be in awe. I am waiting on the following lines to take me hostage... ❄️'Winter shows up wearing frills' yet again, I had to take a pause to admire. Oh my —the breath learns how to linger. You lingered on every line in this poem. So much love and consideration went into it, that I can live to appreciate all the effort you put into it. ❄️Everything paid off. Whatever you did. What started as a seed bloomed into something we could both see and feel. I will forever love this one from you, Kelli. It is my November favourite from you. That is to say. It is one of my favourite from you. But this landed on the month of November. Fantastic work. If this was for one of the challenges, then I wish you all the very best 🤗❤️🖤
I love how you capture the feel of the transformation from fall to winter's icy grip. Truly effervescent and beautiful poesy, Kelli! Good luck on the challenge. And that pic is incredible! a perfect match for your poem.
I very much enjoyed the imagery this evokes, and your creative take on the changing of seasons. Thank you!
Your rhyming always seems effortless, Kelli! This is a wonderful read.