How come so many people say their life’s an open book
Cos, I’m not asking anyone to give my “book” a look
The secrets of my life aren’t found in chapters on a shelf
I’m sorry, but there’s some things I’ll be keeping to myself
It’s hard enough just keeping half a step in front of sin
I’ve no desire in sharing shameful things I’ve dabbled in
Though people aren’t the confidants conviction points toward
I will however, open up confessing to the Lord
So don’t you worry, I’m aware how “perfectly” I’m flawed
But I believe there’s certain things you share with only God
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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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 Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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Thanks Shirley. I read some people’s poems and they try so hard to sound “poetic” that they’re TOO deep. It’s hard to tell where they’re going with it. I want mine to be easy to follow.
I love how your poems are both simple and deep. Great message
Exceptional. I definitely agree with you!