Remembering Snow
Silence in New York
Snow fell last night for the first time in a long while.
It seemed to absorb all sound as it gently covered the brown earth
Like a lacy white afghan draped over a sleeping child.
Earth itself became a cradle as the morning sun rose,
Nurturing under the icy crystals slumbering seeds, future
Change, green new life beneath the frozen mantle.
Everything stood still, even the frosty fog of my astonished breath.
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PK Colleran
"There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write."
Harper Lee
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Editor of Landscape of the Soul by Hipólito Sánchez and Words Matter by Jorge Waxemberg
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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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Love this! Certainly deserving of a TS! Congrats!
Gorgeous poem - Nicely Done!!
Gorgeous poem
Loved hour short piece 👏😀
We have snow today, wonderful words
This is such an beautiful poem, love how you described the snow as a blanket.
This was stunningly gorgeous! Congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Wonderful 🦋
A suggestive image of the winter.
Your imagery fits the theme of silence perfectly! Where I am, we haven't had a true snowfall in years, it seems (I'm down south).
This is exquisite. Snow is magical and I can't wait for the first snow here. Congratulations on the top story too. It's well deserved.
Congrats on the top story! Beautiful poem
Great work and congratulations TS. I love the snow and miss it very much.
Congratulations for Top Story 👏🏻🎉
What a stunning scene you’ve painted 😍
Holy moly this one packs a punch especially at the end. How absolutely stunning 🤩
Lovely, lovely. I remember NY and the snow. I love snow a lot. Shoveling snow is heaven.
This is gorgeous writing! I love those moments when your boots are crunching and you have to stop just to appreciate the silence and stillness that only happens in the snow.
Goodness, I love snow! There is nothing like that hush when it's softly falling. Beautiful piece, PK :)
That ending is utterly enchanting!! 😍😍
Beautiful, especially the last line! Congratulations on the Top Story!
Ooh, got me craving snow.
Beautiful
Congrats on the Top Story! I felt transported away to winter!
Congratulations on your Top Story!