[d-pend]

Then what would come of it all?

original poetry & music
featuring art by Sabin Boykinov

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Then what would come of it all?

If I could build tones
The shape of a slanted smile
That wander through the city
At twilight until dawn:

Words form their statuettes
In grave geometry,
In pencil glyphs
They awaken such frail bodies.

Such tenuous minarets
Sliced like sashimi by intellect
Served to the old sky elementals
(A delicate appetizer.)

Course after course despite death
Inevitably approaching,
Despite choirs in wait
To eulogize the perished cavorters.

If I could sing rivers
Into towers that reach heaven,
And speak with sultry angels
Poised at thin gates:

Then what
Would come of it all?
Yeah, then what would
come of it all?

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Notes & process

It's been a few days since I uploaded any audible poetry, so I figured I'd experiment a bit today. I wrote the piece using a very basic idea of structuring stanzas: for four lines, short-long-long-short followed by long-short-short-long, etc. I used a beat in the background that I created a couple days ago using recordings of water sloshing in a mason jar by slowing it way down. Then I recorded the recitation of the poem. I thought it would set the feeling if I wrote some vocals for the second half of the piece, so I improvised around five parts that faded in. Then the beginning was feeling really empty so I wrote some different vocal parts for that.
.Now came the more experimental side of things: I mixed & exported the entire piece and then reversed it. Using this reversed version I added the end of the piece to the beginning before the poem recitation came in. I recorded a couple short snippets of beatboxing for after the poem was done and added some echo and panning work. I also used the reversed version at the very end of the very beginning of the piece, and staggered it in two tracks to strobe the sound. There is some reversed speech at the end, it is from this part:

If I could sing rivers
Into towers that reach heaven,
And speak with sultry angels
Poised at thin gates:

Then what
Would come of it all?

Yeah, then what would
come of it all?

This was very fun to create. It concerns the uncertainty of the artist as to where the limits of one's scope lie. And how much can they be expanded? And then what would come of all this: our life, our joy, our creation, our pain? I hope you enjoy it! The art in this post was created by Sabin Boykinov so make sure you check out their page if you like it. I was sad I had to crop the thumbnail image, because the full image is a very beautiful wide landscape. Let me know if you have any questions or comments about this one & have an awesome day!

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Writing & music
By @d-pend
2/17/18
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Art by
Sabin Boykinov

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1 ::: "Concert in heaven" [cropped]
2 ::: "The holy stone"
3 ::: "Concept art"
4 ::: "Between heaven and hell"

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Comments

[taliakerch]

you have a so complicated process of creating your "kids" (poems)
I was sure it must be something like a wave of inspiration, which you catch and write down what has come into your head.
And how it has come, that's it, you don't change anything, but no....it appears you have a special scheme and many steps to change the first variant of a poem, right?

The background sounds nice with the poem. Sabin Boykinov has very impressive works! especially white and black ones!
Is he Russian? The syrname is Russian, but the name isn't.

[joelgonz1982]

@d-pend I liked the background music and the track is perfect, I just tell you a very famous phrase.
"Music is synonymous with freedom, to play what you want and how you want, as long as it is good and has passion, that music is the food of love"

[cristitaylor]

Nice poetry good words Deep thoughts than you for sharing it I am waiting for your next post

[travellingwomen]

Awesome words thanks for sharing keep it up i love this stanza
Such tenuous minarets
Sliced like sashimi by intellect
Served to the old sky elementals
(A delicate appetizer.)

[sabbir42]

wonderful mate
btw i already post my first poetry feel free to take a look and give me your opinion i would love to hear professional person opinion like you

[putry83]

poetry ... I am always amazed every time I read poetry, besides the interesting words in poetry always contain the meaning of the most beautiful life, the poem always depicts the color of the heart of the author

[rajonx]

WOW nice post

[jhonsnow2]

Thanks for giving us a new message about steem..We can know a lot of update news from your valuable post.It is a great article.
I will wait for your upcoming post.
Thanks ,sir.
@Resteem & follow has done.

[zahidul0]

Wow very nice music.& also nice photo.. Awesome words thanks for sharing keep it up i love this...

thanks @d-pend for share....

[apiprincz]

Wow, those are really beautiful lines to ponder about this morning. Thanks for setting my day on a good note.

[jakir007]

nice post

[mmasim]

A poem with a light music is really soothing. Thanks for sharing. The lyrics you have added are so so so soothing honestly.

[kamesh]

Very sweet poem and You give it a perfect audion. UUUUUUUUUUU UUUUOOOUUUUU. Even Background is very nice. Good work keep working.

[taslima09]

upvote my last post plz

[projectrecord]

Good song , i really like it

[josediccus]

Your hardwork Is freaking amazing, I mean the processes are just too brilliant, I never knew you created beats the water lapping and the best boxing with the vocal construction to create that beat is so supernatural.

The Tone of the poem is beautiful, I mean the short short verses combined brought a metric effect to the poem.

If I could sing rivers
Into towers that reach heaven,
And speak with sultry angels
Poised at thin gates:

The beginning was ephiphanic and this stanza here caught my fancy

If I could sing rivers that's beautiful for poetic effect.

Haaaaaaaaaaaa the accent, you nailed it

[jareen61]

Sound music was scary, Your voice power is appreciating . Your poetry is awesome . I am impressed listening your poetry.

[prydefoltz]

Beautiful penning ..

"If I could sing rivers
Into towers that reach heaven,
And speak with sultry angels
Poised at thin gates"

Another wonderful write..

[reynakarina]

this is very cool, i love your poem, i've been listening in Dsound. The words you read are very good, because there is music from those words. Poetry and music when put together are really cool. You also read it with a calm soul so that the words you read can blend with the music. You can always create a very cool poem. Thank you @d-pend and hope you have a wonderful day ... :)

[dragonking]

Beautiful poetry and contribute Dsound clip @d-pend.
It's really creative work. Fascinating digi arts most attractive. I saw poem meaning seems from featuring arts. I love music you created. Excellent effort.

[idegbe007]

Nice, resteeming this
Thanks

[asshar]

Saya mau bertanya,,saat saya mau posting di dsoun tidak bisa lagi,,harus dilakukan settings ipfs
Apa ada kesalahan dari akun saya.

[madushanka]

@d-pend, You expanded my heart soul via huge volume. Absolutely your poetry giving me opportunity to think much better with indeed meanings. Some words deeply meanings tough task to understand me. But I try my best. I take long time to comment coz I want to take serious meaning all poetry. Also your poems shown any occasions of human life styles. This is one part of there. Best creative digital art provided. Arts seems live stage. So its giving more colorful decoration to your blog. Fun to create. But need good mind for create it. You develop poem using various process. Finally I told you It's exactly brilliant work.
Keep going and will do much developing stories.

[kofibeatz]

What a journey. Thank you for your service @d-pend...

[moontrap]

@d-pend you are very clever in composing a poem that is full of meaning, though in the words you say are being studied for a music one, but you are very great because one in poetry you can we all biodiversity, and very full meaningful, thank you for your time poses very lah bermamfaat, thanks for sharing.

[mineopoly]

Thank you for sharing a recording. It's good to hear your voice again. I can't get IPFS to work with my computer. It worked in the past and now is becoming frustrating.

A delicate appetizer.

The pen is more tasty than the sword.
It looks like you had a lot of fun recording this.

It is much cooler than Rudyard Kipling's "If".

[violetmed]

Wow, after reading your notes, I had to listen again to hear the words backward. Haha, so cool! The music and the beat and the water sloshing in a jar, you recorded along with this poem - make this an extremely interesting post! A great one to listen to several times!

[themadrunnah]

I quite liked how you ended the last couples stanzas in a crescendo with the many overlapping layers of your background voice culminating in an overwhelming wave of sound.

Definitely seems like something you had fun doing!

Thank you for your words

[salmanbukhari54]

I had been waiting for this essence of creativity for a few days and look you uploaded it today. The theme of the poem and the tone is very much understandable to an ordinary brain like mine and the water flowing sounds are making the words more powerful because your level of recitation is very skilled and crystal clear My Friend Daniel <3 <3

I have repeatedly said that you are an asset of Artist Community and i am your biggest fan. Yes, i am always a hie fan of that thing which depicts humanity and love, you are the biggest source of positive energy the great brain @d-pend <3

That repeated echos at the end gave me goosebumps and i am listening it over and over, Bravo Bravo Bravo
Thanks a lot for giving us so much to live :) :)

[yirez]

Excellent writing

[kittynick]

Deep and meaningful poem!!

[brightsimpson]

Where did you get such inspiration. Good work!

[showboybeezy]

You doing great brother. Nice work

[jeffandhisguitar]

Inspiring man. I did a poem to my track Seagull Attack. I may try this :) Check it if ya have time. Peeeace.

[misterakpan]

Daniel Pendergrass! That was awesome. Beautiful. Wow. I am downloading this to my playlist :)

[lorilikes]

Wow. You're not what I expected.

Wow. ~:~:~ Serendipitous plan.

Wow. To your crazy style I've been directed.

Wow. I have become instantly a new fan.

= )

[satorid]

awesome work, really digging it!