(Click on photos to enlarge)
Beach Boys, Second Generation
See the motley little band
trudge the beach, tip cup in hand.
A funnel stuffed into a hose––
is held to lips and then one blows.
Two other small musicians lug
a twenty-liter water jug.
Later, one begins to hum
accompanying his buddy’s drum.
I’ve shown these photos before, but the poem is new, for: dVerse Poets Quadrille Challenge: Drum
I like the humming to his buddy’s drum.
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I love this idea!
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Your photos of the kids are always wonderful, and I love the idea of this beachside flash mob! with their homemade instruments! Wonderful!
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For purposes of sticking to 44 words, I had to cut out one of the horns and one of the drums but oh well. They really were inventive. Did you enlarge the photos? Loved the funnel stuffed into the cutoff garden hose..the water bottle drum with hide glued over the end and the big paint bucket drum. The tips jar was a used-up jar of paint with a bit of the dried paint still inside. Someone must have an artist for a dad.
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I did enlarge the photos, and loved how creative the instruments were! And the kids looked like they were having a great fun time! A boyhood day to remember!
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Oh I love this one soo much 😀 your quadrille has a wonderful rhythm to it! ❤️
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Thanks, Sanaa. I wrote it, then had to cut it a lot but that perhaps is the strength of the quadrille!
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I’m thinking those kids have a lot more fun than the ones sitting in front of video game consoles or smart phones.
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And we certainly had more fun observing them.
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Very inspiring and entertaining; boys like this might become musicians or artists or poets. It’s a joy just to see them. Thanks for sharing.
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I love the inventiveness of their instruments. No begging for these kids.. hey, they’re providing entertainment–for themselves and everyone else.
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Music is everywhere! (K)
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Very cute poem and photos! Creativity is everywhere.
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This is simple yet wonderful
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Their delight in what they were doing was delightful.
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Something uplifting for a damp morning 🙂
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Such a fun evocation of the boy band – particularly the hose between lips scene. Love the pics, esp. of the black dog (scottish terrier?) staring intently at the bass drum. A fun uplifting piece.
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Yes. That’s Morrie. He came with me to the beach that year and he was the hit of the beach. Everyone knew him. People would come by the house I rented, which was right on the main beach and ask if they could walk him. One little girl would come up and let him off the porch to play with him and when I’d come out to throw the ball for him my neighbor would say, “Oh that’s all right. people have been throwing the ball for him all afternoon–everyone who passed by your house.”
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Great use of rhythm and rhyme, Judy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen DIY instruments like these!
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I know. I wonder where they got the ideas.
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A connectedness, rhythm, improvised, love the image you paint.
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Thanks, PV…
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Pleasure Judy
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At first I thought…oh those poor little guys, but reading your comments it seems they were having a lot of fun. Very innovative instruments. Good for them and thanks for sharing the story in your quadrille.
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What a wonderful little band… it must be great music.
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Too adorable for words.
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