Inside me, standing solid as can be
A pillar
Not tall, but short
wider at the top then at the base
Like all I would have to do is push it over
and it would crumple into pieces
The pillar is of grey
holding sadness and grief
As if it took a lost dream
and planted at my core
Every time I feel it
A tear wells in my eye
But I won't follow through with it
I can't be too sure why.
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What are you made of
tears and pain
a deep longing
unsatisfied while sitting in the rain
are you, what I am?
it stands before me
I reach my hand out
my fingers glide along the smooth surface
I feel small somehow
I look up, it is taller that before
~
My claw catches
there is a crack in the surface
My eyes shift to its place
Something black oozes out
slowly
it is thick and sticky
The rain does not wash it away
I wish someone would turn on the lights
so I could see more than in black and grey
maybe then I would notice
I'm just a koala in a eucalyptus tree
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Google says: Eucalyptus trees have sap which is often called "kino" and is a thick, resinous liquid that serves to seal wounds, protect against insects, and protect against fungal infections.
About the Creator
Tanya Lei
A poet, if nothing else.
In a blank space, captivating words flow freely to create something that has not existed before.
From my mind, to yours.
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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 Callaghan5 days ago in Beat
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“Dreams hold my soul, and I hold them like a mast. Deep in my heart I hold them below, tightly, like the Virgin Mary.” Know that this made my heart leap. My home is located on a hill, and below it a village spreads out in view. Between us, however—just a few meters from my house—there are many eucalyptus trees; I would call it a forest. Their scent is exquisite, and in the summers I sit for hours beneath their shade. It truly is a paradise, and their branches intertwine like paintings. They close my wounds. I could write so much more, because I am very emotional about the memories they awaken.
This is such a unique and moving piece. The koala moment made me smile. 💛
This reads like a vivid, emotional journey—haunting but beautifully expressed. The imagery of the pillar, the rain, and the final twist with the koala is unexpected and powerful.