How strange to see A smoky sun peering myopically over the hill Vision obscured by wet-felt fog squelching on the valley floor Yawns and stretches Rising higher to shed a little light How strange to see A valley of shadow Holding tight to its damp, dark doubts Defying the day Hot dry light meets cold…
So sad, so sad Wringing a tear or two from dry eyes Pretending to care With a ragged, anaemic intensity A fantastical song and dance meant to beguile But enough of all that Leave the histrionic wringing of hands To hold them out in impatient expectation Outrage someone else may get more Sly suggestions dripped…
I’ve seen a lot of Hollywood epics of this era and liked many of them. This three-hour long slog is not one. “El Cid” deals with eleventh century Spain, where Rodrigo de Vivar (Charlton Helston) gets into trouble for being nice to some Moorish princes he had taken prisoner in a battle. He has them…
Star flowers bloom under starlight Milky way flows through deep black sky Petals glow faintly in the blue night Violet clouds wander as the winds fly Crickets sing in the peaceful dark Bushes rustle in the cooling breeze Waters rise gently to the tide mark Soft ebb and flow of the cool seas Grey are…
Between 1930 and 1969 Warner Brothers produced Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, during what is regarded as the golden age of American animation. During this time some of the funniest cartoons in animation were made, and the characters have remained popular until today. Directors such as Chuck Jones and voice artists such as the…
It is uncommon valour When two should strike a tryst Under a dry sky Clear blue and shining sun Where anyone can see It is rare courage To walk hand in hand Through the empty silence of crowded streets Running the gauntlet Of burning, hate-filled eyes It is a precious jewel To love in the…
It’s a famous example of Japanese anime that is still cited as one of the greatest in the genre 35 years later. “Akira” tells the story of a new Tokyo having rebuilt from the cataclysm of a third world war, leading to a dystopia of an increasing social inequality, injustice, police brutality and government corruption.…
Iceberg in a white world Drifting blind on a white sea White on white in heavy mist Bumps another. Oh, pardon me I did not see you. How goes the day And you, your family, are they well Polite nothings exchanged The two part Until the next encounter. Lovely weather we’re having Did you see…
“Yangtse Incident” is a depiction of an event that occurred in 1949, during the Chinese civil war. A British warship, the Amethyst, was on the Yangtse when it came under fire from Chinese communist batteries on the bank. The ship was taken unawares, running aground on a sandbank. On the whole this film appears to…
Older than the earth Older than the stars Created in the void before all things You have watched the making and unmaking of worlds The birth and death of galaxies You have ridden comets Surfed the waves of supernovae You have seen the wonders and dangers Of the ever-changing universe But it is a firmament…
Eclectic Assemblage 