‘Til I Dream Again (A Quadruple Haiku)
This is where I see you…
I can see you here…
Smooth dark skin, and smile like mine
Sun lighting your eyes
I can feel you here…
Warm hugs from father to son
Then, you wipe my tears
I can hear you here…
We laugh, we sing, we lament
Watching the time fade
I am with you here…
But, a few blinks and you’re gone,
‘Til I dream again
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Alexis Dean Jr.
Alexis “L.E.X” Dean Jr. is a clean Hip-Hop artist, poet, and educator from Milwaukee, WI. As a writer and music artist, he focuses on the importance of educating through his words and stories...
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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 Callaghan8 days ago in Beat
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A poignant expression of love, loss, and cherished memories.
Heartfelt and hauntingly nostalgic poem. Beautiful.
That's lovely
Ah! You made me tear up with this one. ❤️'d and subscribed.
Congratulations on yet another top story. The way you create haiku is brilliant, I look forward to reading the next creation.
Beautifully composed. Moving ! 🥰
Quite the haiku. Thought provoking.
This packs a real punch. Well done!
Deserving of the Spotlight
This is incredible. I feel the emotional intensity each time I re-read it.
giving this a quadruple WOW very touching
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AMAZING! A well deserved Top Story
So beautiful. Congrats on top story!