The clock is ticking; we live to create memories.
We live our lives without assurance of tomorrow.
Nobody knows what will happen next, and there's no hope.
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Memories remain within our minds, life goes on.
Memories are as if they were yesterday.
The flashes of moments we enjoyed seem to fade away.
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People we once knew from our childhood vanished without a trace.
Life goes on, and we meet new people as we grow older.
The times we once shared with others are as if we were never together.
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Our time on earth shrinks slowly; days, months, and years fly by.
Our closest friends die without saying goodbye.
We will never know when we will say our last goodbye to our families.
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We wish it were possible to let all who are dead come back and say their last words.
We all believe a lot could have been said before dying: apologies, and so much more.
Memorable goodbyes were going to be created with less grief.
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Gloria Penelope
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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 Callaghan8 days ago in Beat
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So true my dear! Thank you for this wonderful reminder!
Well enjoyed your piece Gloria.
Loved this poem, so deep and one i will save.
This hit me so hard. Loved your poem!