Pine needles thread rays of sun,
as the day is nearly finished and done.
You have won and you have the final say,
despite doubts of dreary, dappled gray.
You blow the winds of praise through the masts of my lungs,
your delight climbs every rung of my spirit.
All nature, grand and small, joins me with distinctive, artful worship and motion.
Diffusers of scented melodies and harmonies swell,
the tattered parts of stories tell.
Dancing to the sway of mossy tears and wrinkly old oak limbs,
it’s grounding to sense the resounding of the hearts every rhyming whim.
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Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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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 Callaghan5 days ago in Beat
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Woww... that photo is really stunning and yes, all of creation gets involved in worship of their Creator. Great job painting the vivid imagery here! 😊
This feels like a deep breath for the soul. It reads like a reminder that even tired days still get to end in wonder.
There is such a beautiful sense of peace and worship in this. I also love the photo.