Poem-a-Day 2013
I guess this is a trend now! To warm up for NaNoWriMo, I’m going to be writing a poem for all 30 days in the month of September. And, as in previous years, the titles will be provided by you: my friends, fans, and family. Post a title here or on Facebook and I’ll reciprocate you with a poem if you’re in the first 30.
"Nothing Left of Heaven"
New guitar cover—the first mashup-cover I’ve done here! “Heaven on a Hill” is a serious, beautiful song from the normally-lighthearted Jane Lui, and “Nothing Left For Us To Find” is an imagery-heavy, “very emo” song from my favorite artist, Vienna Teng. Put the two together, and you get “Nothing Left of Heaven”.
Apologies; it’s a bit out of my range!
"I can rap in English!"
“Act Cool” is a rap song co-written and performed by Wonder Girls member Lim. I am not usually a hip-hop fan, so the first several times I heard the song (particularly its repetitive intro with that particular slurry synth I hate), I was pretty uninterested, often to the point of skipping it. One line in particular jumped out to me each time I listened through, though:
~~~~~~~~~ I can rap in English.
~~~~~~~~~ Speaking foreign language.
And each time it made me cringe a bit.