Friday, 9 July 2021

I WAS SUSPICIOUS WHEN HE SPOKE

I was suspicious when he spoke

As he sounded like a con man

Because if Teflon is really nonstick

How does it stick to the pan?

EUREKA, I’VE SEEN THE LIGHT

 

Eureka, I’ve seen the light

Why didn’t I see it before

And all I had to do was

To open the fridge door

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The English language

Can be quite absurd

i.e. why is abbreviation

Such a long word?

I HAD A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE LAST NIGHT

 

I had a terrible nightmare last night

Which really wasn’t very nice

Which left me thinking, what happens

If you get scared half to death twice?

A THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY # 1

A journey of a thousand miles

Begins with a single step apparently

Well, that’s the philosophical view

It begins with a broken fan belt in reality

Thursday, 8 July 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – THE VIRGIN QUEEN (1955)

“The Virgin Queen” is a Historic drama directed by Henry Koster and written by Harry Brown and Mindret Lord.

Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to gain an audience with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and through charm soon wins her favour, his motive is to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World and make a name for England.

But it’s a stormy relationship between the aging Queen and Raleigh, so when he becomes attracted to a young ward of the court, Beth Throgmorton (Dame Joan Collins), and she strongly returns the attraction, he must tread carefully as Elizabeth soon shows her desire for him and he must bend in order to achieve his goal, even though he loves Beth, but it’s a dangerous game to play with the stubborn Queen’s affections, so will jealousy of Raleigh’s youthful love lead to his downfall.


THE WISDOM OF MY MIDDLE YEARS # 7

 

I have discovered that regardless

Of your relationship with your parents

Or the level of family stress

You will miss them terribly

After they die and you’ll be a mess