On a media article and two original poems
From The Irish Times:
“Groundhog Day is the best film ever made about working in the media, and the most unerringly accurate. I’ve said this before, and the chances are I will say it again.
Never mind all the prestige dramas crammed with noble speeches about the fourth estate, the thrillers starring scruffy hacks investigating unsolved crimes and those unfeasibly stylish fantasies where magazine writers own loft apartments in New York.
None of them hold a candle to even the opening scene of Groundhog Day, when Channel 9 Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) informs viewers he’s off to Punxsutawney to cover the groundhog festival and smiling anchor Nan helpfully chimes in with: ‘This is your third year in a row, isn’t it Phil?’”
This article interested me because it is about repetition. My current novel (almost finished) is about repetition and waiting in various phases of life: three or four job environments. It can be tedious or peaceful. “Life is what you make of it,” as my Dad says.
Well, maybe.
Two poems by yours truly
“Less”
Less light, less light!
I want the night.
Or at least the dark,
Not just a lark
(Or to be a snark).
But really need sleep:
Not really deep.
Or just relax
And avoid heart attacks.
“Rhetorical”
What is the answer to a rhetorical question?
(Something you should best shun?)
Really tired of waiting for an answer.
Are you a teacher or just a prancer?
Maybe, just hide your head in the sand, sir.