Hope's Lingering Demise
Icy cold water touches my toes...
Hope lingers as
Icy cold water touches my toes
As I remember passionate throes
Your loving arms surrounded me
In your embrace, I flew free
*
Still, hope lingers as
Salty water swirls above my knees
Reminding me of your lips tease
I lift my face to the darkened sky
Wishing you hear my final goodbye
*
Still, hope lingers as
Freezing water teases my thighs
As I await my ultimate demise
Remembering the touch of your lips
And that of your soft fingertips
*
Still, hope lingers as
Foamy surf envelopes my hips
Wondering where you hid the scripts
Your heart, I was determined to chase
But I had already been replaced
*
Still, hope lingers as
Water wraps around my waist
Much how your arm embraced
Send me on a redeemable quest
I would surely win any contest
*
Still, hope lingers as
The ocean gently lifts my breast
Cold touch causing heart's arrest
My eyes search, one last check
Before I end this sad, sad trek
*
Still, hope lingers as
Looming peace reaches my neck
My heart a shoreline shipwreck
Nothing but silent darkness ahead
Hearing whispered words you said
*
Still, hope lingers as
The surf now swirling above my head
One last salty tear is shed
Like the fragile petals of a rose
I only needed love to grow
*
A peaceful death is my prize
After hope's lingering demise.
About the Creator
Krysha Thayer
Welcome to my little corner of Vocal! I've been a copywriter for many years after earning my BA in English and Creative Writing. I'm now back to the fun stuff, enjoing short fiction and poetry. You can find me on Facebook!
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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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This is so sad yet beautiful. It's lovely how you describe heartbreak and lace it with hopes. Makes it all quite dignified
This is so beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I love the way you brought the water higher up on the body with each stanza, building up to the end, and I was really hoping until the last lines even though I knew what's coming. I shed a tear with that last salty tear you dropped.
This was so poignant, emotional, and beautifully written. Loved your poem!
That repeated line of “Still, hope lingers” builds such a great rhythm.
Crikey. I could see where the narrative of the poem was going with your impressive layout/format, but still those last few lines and the title coming into play hit hard. Stunning build up and I am never the biggest fan of rhyming poetry, but your rhymes were sharp and never felt forced and added to the tone and growing tension. Incredibly heartbreaking, but written with such eloquence, I'm in awe a little, Krysha!