The Compass points North,
Towards the cool fresh Water,
Washing away fears.
The Compass points South,
Towards the dancing Fire light,
Aiming for courage.
The Compass points East,
Towards the Earth rising high,
Anchoring the lost.
The Compass points West,
Towards the clear singing Winds,
Willing us freedom.
Foot Note: The elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, have long been associated with the primary directions on a Compass: North, South, East and West, as well as a particular human quality.
While the individual element and quality associated with the different directions changes with hemisphere or belief system, the lore still consists of the same fundamentals. A direction, an element and a quality.
I chose to represent Strength, Courage, Self-awareness and Self-expression, all very separate elements of an individual that make the whole. Even when they appear at first to be the same.
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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.
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Comments (15)
very well done and enjoy the compass. It is a unique take on it.
This is lovely and creative and uplifting. I loved it!
Great concept, creative and beautifully written. ❤️
This is soo gorgeous, well done, and unique! I love this take on the challenge.❤️
There is a definite odyssey within these 4 haikus. Well done,
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Everyone is a poet (though some tell me I'm not) , but you have shown that you are a real poet with these haiku
Great idea and loved the inspiration of the compass. I enjoyed it!
I love how you explained the elements with a compass. Beautiful poetry. Love it!
This was brilliant! I loved the way you connected each element with the primary directions!
This is wonderful. Very well done, indeed.
Lilly Cooper, I'm Glad that I have Read This Wonderful Piece ❤️💯 Strength, Courage, Self-awareness and Self-expression❗❗❗
Very nice work!
I love this! A guidance to whichever one we feel resonates with us 😌❤️.
Fantastic elements poem!!! Loving it!!!
I really loved the idea of this piece, and you wrote it beautifully. Lovely work :)