Friday, 6 August 2021

MY UNCLE HAD HIS NECK BRACE FITTED

 

My Uncle had his neck brace fitted

Because he has arthritis in his neck

But in the five years has had the brace

My Uncle has never looked back

WHEN YOU’RE FEELING ON TOP OF THE WORLD

 

When you’re feeling on top of the world

Don’t fall into the trap and boast

Because one day you're the best thing

Since sliced bread and the next, you're toast

ROSES AND VIOLETS

 

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

God made your friend pretty,

But what happened to you?

Thursday, 5 August 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)

 

“Once Upon a Time in America” is a Crime Drama, Screenplay by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini and Sergio Leone from the Novel by Harry Grey and Directed by Sergio Leone.

The film chronicles the lives of best friends David “Noodles” Aaronson (Robert De Niro) and Maximilian “Max” Bercovicz (James Woods) as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths from being petty criminals to being prominent Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss and broken relationships.

The film benefits from a fine and varied supporting cast including, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Burt Young, Joe Pesci, William Forsythe and Danny Aiello.

THE PYTHIA

 

The Pythia, oracle

Of Greek antiquity,

Oracular high Priestess

To Apollo at Delphi

HUMEROUS HAIKU # 13

 

The saying goes, Time

Flies like an arrow, fruit flies

Like a banana

SOMEBODY COMPLIMENTED ME

 

Somebody complimented me

On my driving today, that’s right mine 

They even left a little note to say

And the envelope read ‘Parking Fine.’