Straight Arrow
A Poem on the Appropriateness of Truth
Our parents brought us up to with the notion that honesty is the best, in fact, only policy. In most circumstances, the truth bolsters one's integrity, strengthens relationships and sets one free.
However, is the truth appropriate all the time? There are times when it isn't so apt. Would you let a person with ill intent know where a person he intends to harm is hiding? Would you provide full disclosure of your bank account details to a hacker?
Being a straight arrow is a must, but there are occasions when it must bend a little. Enjoy these senryus.
The straightest arrow
Path ahead clear and defined
Arrow always free
The straightest arrow
Line strong, firm and undeterred
Points ahead for all
The straightest arrow
When the way ahead is blur
Bends its head to see
The straightest arrow
Pointed head raised above all
Unbending and free.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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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 Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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Yes, we gotta be careful of to whom we tell the truth to. Loved your poem!