Bitter headwinds howl,
hurling icy shards of despair
and disillusionment.
I bleed, yet I will stay the course.
~
Whispers in the blustering gale
warn of failure and regret.
Sirens sing of respite close at hand,
but I have no time for distractions.
~
From the darkness, far ahead,
beacons of insincerity light the way,
only to fade and fall behind.
My compass is true, and enough.
~
Others, on a parallel course
draw alongside, to port and starboard.
Bold navigators, courageous captains,
each with their own destination.
~
Bolstered and undaunted,
I sail, gratefully, with the armada,
plying the waters of uncertainty
to the shores of Come What May.
***
Author's Note: I don't know where it came from; I just rolled with it. Thanks for reading!
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Dana Crandell
Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist and Tech/Internet nerd.
My first published poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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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
Comments (16)
"I bleed, yet I will stay the course" was my favourite line 😁
Wonderful poem, Dana! I especially liked the "parallel course" stanza. Sometimes you definitely need to just roll with it and this is clearly a great outcome!
Awesome!!! Go with the flow!!! Love it!!!
The last stanza really pulls it all together. Great poem.
Oh wow, I absolutely loved the flow of this poem! So beautifully done!
Love this, Dana!! So very nautical of you!! Love when you just catch a vibe and let it take you places!!
This is so pirate-y! I love it!
"My compass is true, and enough." That line. THAT! Yeah! It anchors.
"the shores of Come What May," love it! Well done, my friend.
There is a wondrous motion throughout the entire piece. It flows like the waves they sail upon
I love this, I can almost feel the wind on my face and the surge of the sea. You really know how to create a powerful image!
Gorgeous & inspiring!
THere are so many times when we don’t know where the roads will lead…but we forge ahead in faith. A beautiful poem, Dana.
Sometimes ideas come out of nowhere and simply have to be written down... I like it!
Wonderful, Dana
Very fitting in these times! I loved it💕💕