One may smile, and smile, and be a villain Shakespeare knew, he understood That pleasant words and mild manner May hide a ruthless streak You’ll throw anyone under a bus To advance your own star One face to show in sunshine The other comes out in the shade While you chirp and chuckle along your…
Review “A Wrinkle in time” by Madeleine L’Engle
The release of the movie made me want to revisit this book which I have not read since I was a child. This trip down memory lane was fun, though with the eyes of an adult I can see flaws I would not have seen as a child. The main theme is the tried and…
I hear you
I hear you I hear your pain, your despair I hear your fear I hear you You fight for what is right You fight for survival You fight for the poor and the sick You stand up for truth You make a noise And I hear you Pleading for mercy Crying for healing…
Thank God He doesn’t always say yes to prayer.
Can you imagine what it would be like if all your prayers were answered? For those who don’t pray, how about if all your wishes came true? Sounds good, doesn’t it? however, if you stop and really think about everything you’ve ever wished for, yearned for, prayed for, would that really be a good thing?…
Hindsight
Hindsight sees so well Backwards looking crystal clear High definition decisions show full colour mistakes errors reverberate in surround sound loud and deafening hello, look here, look at what you did you should have seen that coming future is murky lights going out connection is oh so slow what to do, how to proceed decisions,…
Review “Jurassic World”
By the time I had finished wading through this mess, ‘dear god what did I just watch’ was my conclusion. Fans of the original “Jurassic Park” will be forgiven for a feeling of déjà vu when watching this, and I don’t mean this in a good way. The plot is virtually identical to the original,…
Shades of red and orange
In the waning of the year the Earth bursts into flame with shades of red and orange Flashes of gold and rich scarlet dance through the air and lay a sumptuous carpet on the cooling earth One last blaze of life flares for a brief moment before the long dark
The people of God
The people of God were worried. They saw suffering, hardship, and injustice all around them. They saw corruption from their country’s leaders and they didn’t know what to do. So they went to the leaders of their churches. What shall we do? they asked. Nothing, said the church leaders. It would be against God to…
Epitaph
There's always someone to rain on your parade Nose in the air, gleeful shaking of the head, "That'll never work!" with every setback, crocodile sympathy and a million I-told-you-so's It's a fight to stand up and be counted to do what is right, no matter what and you fight. That's what you do. There are…
Review “The Light Fantastic” by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett looked at the world in a way that was true, relentless, cynical, and yet hilariously funny. “The Light Fantastic” is the second in his fantasy Discworld series, and it continues the story of the failed wizard Rincewind and his reluctant adventures. The Discworld is a flat world, which rests on the back of…
Eclectic Assemblage 