Oro
Free Verse
They call me
Golden retriever
Perpetual sunshine
“Dear” and “darling”
Warm smile, jolly chatter
The kind one
Who goes with the flow
You might not know
Hidden below
This glossy glow
Roiling under skin’s tension
A gilded creature undulates
Slick serpentine force
Akin to a tempest
In a tea cup
On occasion she becomes
Solar rays; blasting earth
With radioactive intensity
Electrifying polar fields
And evoking vivid colours
Though held captive
Immobilized by
Polite charm and social graces
It has become
A day where
She would rough ride
All nameless suits
Busy type-A
Self-important fellows
Inflated, efficient arrogance
With impeccable schedules
Made to kneel
By their silk tie leash
Knots tightening
As mouths, dry with desire
Become silent supplicants
Submitting to
A new timetable
Surrendering will
Body and soul
It is not her
Who has no nerve
She gnashes her teeth
Snapping at my short hand
And long fuse
No niceties are left within me
Still, I must remain
Pliant and pleasant
Professionally gentle
Coaxing smiles from
Smug executives
Who sigh out dismissal
To put me in my place
Today is one of
Those furious occasions
I desperately itch
To let her out
About the Creator
Aspen Marie
In love with life and all of its foibles.
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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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Very vivid poetry and great photo!
⚪️Wow, the floor is like what… beige ~ I can almost see where the light source is coming from ⚪️ the contrast to her legs — the single shadowed leg… the wrists. I love it! ~ I liked that you showed us that under the ‘glossy glow’ … ‘ the ‘gilded creature undulates’ loving the three g’s and the out of the box thinking ⚪️’…made to kneel under the silk tie leash…’ I love how you de- centre them through their ridiculous clothing ~ letting HER out can be tempting. Fantastic work as always Aspen. ♥️♥️ congratulations on your top story ♥️♥️🎉
Very evocative and delicate prose!
Excellent. Congrats on TS!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Well. This was an easy subscribe. Well done on a stunning, blistering, take-no-prisoners Top Story. That is an awesome and inspired image and your words have an elegant brevity to them that demands each line to be read and chewed over. I can't wait to dive into more of your work. It just reminds me how stupid so many people in this world can be when they see a quiet and reserved person, restrained and complicit and don't figure there might be more below the surface. This is just brilliant. I looked up Oro too - Gold. Brilliant title.
Dang, this itself is the key slipping into that silk tie knot—twisting tighter until the mask cracks and the real Oro steps out. 🥰
I love how vividly you capture that hidden fire beneath a calm exterior. There’s such strength and intensity in your words. Great poem!
Amazing work!
A strong piece, this one's got teeth. 👏😬
Some striking images in your words, very powerful
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We've all been there. If only they knew what lies beneath...
Gurl, do it for the plot. Let her out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jokes aside, I'm so sorry for your experience. What did they do this time?