The Awakening of Oceans
A poem of becoming
breathe in, breathe out
the sharp and humid tang of
brilliance flashes over lulls
in breeze-blown splashes
measuring seconds in heartbeats
* * *
I blink echoes of light from eyes
dazzled by curls of water
and the seas whisper up my toes
my calves, my knees, my ribs
my shoulders, my scalp, my—
under, I open eyes stung by
a blue and white kaleidoscope
of shadows crowning my descent
in velvet greens, a mermaid legacy
of underwater samba
* * *
chest tight with denial, I look
away from the wavering aqua and
dive upwards
ears popping with the suddenness of
cajoling birds, rev of car engines up the street
* * *
but the blue sparks around me
like fairy lights on Christmas morning
anticipation sweeter for the wait
a gift—
breathe in, breathe out
About the Creator
Alison McBain
Alison McBain writes fiction & poetry, edits & reviews books, and pens a webcomic called “Toddler Times.” In her free time, she drinks gallons of coffee & pretends to be a pool shark at her local pub. More: http://www.alisonmcbain.com/
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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 Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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Well deserved placing in this seemingly impossible challenge… a beautiful poem. I especially like: “under, I open eyes stung by a blue and white kaleidoscope of shadows crowning my descent”
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Alison, this might be the most gorgeous poem I've ever had the honour of reading! Lol, the comment below is completely right, I don't know how you do it. But you're doing it, and you're doing it perfectly, haha. Whenever I see you've posted, I just know it's going to be an amazing read (I was hoping to see an entry from you for the previous challenge, but alas).
How!? How do you write such epic things!?