Sacred Gifts
wind and color
Autumn's cathedral
Spider silk twirls crimson leaves
Bouquets descend blest
About the Creator
Pamela Williams
“Suppose I had wings like the dawning day and flew across the ocean. Even then your powerful arm would guide and protect me.”
— Psalm 139:9–10, Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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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.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
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Returning to congratulate you on your win, Pamela!🍂
Wooohooooo congratulations on your honourable mention! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I like small things about this Pamela- the sound of "spider silk", and the link between cathedral and blest too😊
Your haiku feels like a dream, Pamela. Beautiful work!
While scrolling down to get to your words. The photo relaxed me. So that was already a pleasant introduction. Sacred gifts. Love the title. Already leaving us with the belief that these leaves are treasures. Cathedral. I could get the sense of the height, where they hang. The second was so divine. I love how the words wrapped around each other to mimick the spider silk twirls. Bouquets for the last line was honestly very fitting. Outstanding work here Pamela. Lovely absolutely lovely to see you writing again 🤗❤️
Dear Pw - So glad to see you back on the page..! btw; our Kristen Balyeat just sent me pics of her family trip to Canada just to walk among the gorgeous maple leaves. Best, jk.in.l.a.
Oh my, this was so stunningly beautiful! Loved your Haiku! How have you been Pamela?
Lovely descriptive and I often think of the leafy canopy as cathedral like
A beautiful picture and haiku, Pamela!