My Hill, My Mountain
an Inverse Poem
For this is the mountain I choose to live on
it’s an arduous climb, still on I must go
tentative vulnerability
controls
my every step
knowing, even welcoming that
failure IS INEVITABLE.
fear of success. fear of
opening myself up to
condemnation and
ridicule
no more
I STRUGGLE.
I gasp
for my final breath
here now, the end of me
this
is
the hill that I will die on
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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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.
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Masterful. Dammit, I wish I could do these!
great❤️🔥
This is totally awesome. I can't believe how great it works. I have difficulty wrapping my head round the concept so I'm blown away by your talent. Fabulous.
Cathy! You are so freaking good at these inverse pieces, it blows my mind! This one is gorgeous! 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💞💫
Brilliant work Cathy. Well done! 😄👍
Another good one, Cathy! It works so well.
beautifully done!
Great take on the challenge and thank you for sharing this journey with us
As an avid hiker, I have literally felt this while summiting mountains in the Vancouver Island region. Brought back fun memories as I reminisce in these snowy months... Thanks, Cathy :)
I love how the negative flips to positive when read in reverse! Fantastic poem!
Whether living or dying, this is nicely done, Cathy.
I love this! It's all about perspective. Gorgeously done. Your craftsmanship is always supreme. 💗
Very well done! I enjoyed reading. I am struggling to write mine! Good luck!
Brilliant!
Very clever! We've all got one haven't we!
Nicely done.
Getting those lines to inverse is a gift. Beautifully executed Cathy. I still am trying to get a few done,
Ah, my brilliant friend, this was magnificent. I loved the complete switch in thought between the forward and reverse versions. Absolutely amazing work!! Damn.
Magnificent!!! Live and die mountains or hill love your reverse poem!!!💕♥️♥️
So beautiful. both ways x The contrasting themes of life and death- so cleverly done. Just bloody brilliant! 🤍
This is incredible both ways!!!! Phenomenally written Cathy!