I am a Sage, bearing infinite wisdom
Or perhaps winding down swirling incense tricks me
Has my mind going counterclockwise
Doing loopty-loops
Herbaceous sage wand, not marijuana
Heightens my intentions
Clears my space, clears my mind
Smoke smudged, four corners
Provides editorial notes
Red-breasted Nuthatch taps
At a cracked window
Woody aroma befriends passerine
Yank-Yank, its hornlike call
Summons a sill-side trio
Flame belly fowl
Lures me with squeaky tin rolls
Nearby tree antics; window view
Nuthatch downward bole walking
Stirs the pot, making me consider
Self-acclaimed folly, fizzled outlook
Ruminating on the benefits and drawbacks
Inspired by Earthbound Angels
Spiritual light blinks
Clarity, inner truth, curiosity
Internal fire subsides; rechanneling
Clarity, inner truth, curiosity
Spiritual light blinks
Inspired by Earthbound Angels
Ruminating on the benefits and drawbacks
Self-acclaimed folly, fizzled outlook
Stirs the pot, making me consider
Nuthatch downward bole walking
Nearby tree antics; window view
Lures me with squeaky tin rolls
Flame belly fowl
Summons a sill-side trio
Yank-Yank, its hornlike call
Woody aroma befriends passerine
At a cracked window
Red-breasted Nuthatch taps
Provides editorial notes
Smoke-smudged four corners
Clears my mind, clears my space
Heightens my intentions
Herbaceous sage wand, not marijuana
Doing loopty-loops
Has my mind going counterclockwise
Or perhaps winding down swirling incense tricks me
I am a Sage, bearing infinite wisdom
~
Author's note: I attempted a Palindrome poem for this challenge, also known as a "mirror poem." This effect provides two sides of the same story.
Red-breasted Nuthatch is a curious character, and one of the few birds that walk headfirst down a tree trunk; hence, one of its spiritual meanings is the ability to see things from different perspectives.
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Marilyn Glover
Poet, writer, & editor, writing to uplift humanity. A Spiritual person who practices Reiki and finds inspiration in nature.
Mother of four, grandmother of two, British American dual citizen living in the States
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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 (5)
This is such a beautifully layered palindrome. I love all the sensory details.
Palindromes aren't easy, yet you make them look like a breeeeeeeeeze ^_^.
This is a really creative poem one the spicy sweet side of living our lives and really listening to nature and ourselves. Good job.
I love the sensory imagery, I could almost see the smoke and smell the sage. Good luck with the challenge❤️
You nailed this soooo brilliantly! Loved your poem!