“The Time Traveler’s Wife” is a story that asks: what would your life be like if you kept on travelling in time, not with a machine, not with intent, but accidentally and randomly. Henry experiences random journeys into his past and future since his childhood, and as part of this process, meets his (eventual wife)…
They drew great pictures on the ground Carefully charted, calculated accurately Too large for mortal eyes to understand But these were not for humdrum men These were for the gods Looking down from their lofty thrones on men like insects scurrying about decorating the earth to show the divine that they understood, they were listening.…
Galloping horses drag an open carriage Full of bright balloons eager to escape their tethers Streamers float behind, struggling to keep up No one is driving, no one in control This party is going its own way Heedless of who is trampled under foot Careening towards the edge of a cliff Pop the champagne and…
“Seconds” is a thriller and science-fiction (of sorts), directed by John Frankenheimer (known for “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Birdman of Alcatraz”, and “Ronin”) and starring Rock Hudson. It tells the story of an older man in a life he doesn’t like, having a mid-life crisis. He is approached by a mysterious company that offers him a…
You know it’s not real But it’s a thought you don’t want to see So you tell yourself, loudly That he loves you, that he cares That your life together has not been wasted You shout it loud To drown the truth that will break you Once you cannot avoid it any longer He has…
Come to the river of Lethe These are the waters of unknowing Here you may lay down your life’s burdens All the suffering that existence brings Only sip from the river, just a drop And embrace the sweetness of oblivion Enter Eternity renewed Innocent as one new born Or turn from Lethe and come to…
“The Machinist” is a psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson and starring Christian Bale. The main character Trevor (Bale) is a machinist who at the start of the film is clearly unwell. He is severely underweight and does not seem to sleep. The movie follows him through his working day, his evening visits to a…
Up the beanstalk and down the rabbit hole It’s time to journey to the other side Into the wardrobe and over the rainbow It’s time to voyage into magic Time to find our destiny To be transformed into who we’re meant to be Until we come home, out of the darkness We’ve vanquished dragons and…
Walking west towards the standing stones Sun descends in blaze of golden light Shadow fingers stretch and reach towards me Cover me with cold and clammy grasp Silent rocks imbued with power stand tall They take the power of the dying light Immutably remain among the cosmos They rest against the universe’s might Darkness falls…
Walking on the beach when the sun has set The soft sigh of waves rolling in Water laps at my feet and recedes Tinted gold under the rising moon One by one the stars appear Their light obliterated by the closest star of all But now as we turn our backs to the sun Their…
Eclectic Assemblage 