Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Old poetry.
Got down the World Championship Cricket board game yesterday and what should I find inside but two copies of that magnificent movie script, Robin Hood: The True Story. This in itself was interesting enough, but still more interesting was
a) A letter I believe I wrote in study, which features such cheers as "Please, please,please, please/ Give to me Keanu Reeves"
and
b) The following poem, entitled "My Jabberwocky", written in 4th form.
Got down the World Championship Cricket board game yesterday and what should I find inside but two copies of that magnificent movie script, Robin Hood: The True Story. This in itself was interesting enough, but still more interesting was
a) A letter I believe I wrote in study, which features such cheers as "Please, please,please, please/ Give to me Keanu Reeves"
and
b) The following poem, entitled "My Jabberwocky", written in 4th form.
My Jabberwocky
All was quiet, all was still
It was very late at night
The farm was dark, the cows were black
The sheep were woolly and white
We sat around in the shed
Talking about boys
When suddenly, in the quiet outside
There was a noise!
Something banged against the wall
My heart leapt up my throat
"What was that?"My friends both cried
"Just a possum!" I replied. "At least, I hope."
The noise came again, and I said
"A possum. That makes two."
"Are you sure? " asked Tenille.
"No, I'm not." "Oh, phew."
Stephanie gave a nervous laugh.
"Maybe it's a psycho guy."
Tenille put on a silly voice.
"Little girlies -time to die."
I grabbed the cellphone, I rang Dad
He said "I'll drive up and see."
I'd just hung up the phone when
A thought occured to me.
"Mark said he'd sneak up and scare us!
It's Mark, of that I'm sure!"
"Yes, yes, you're right!" my friends both said
"Let's open up the door."
I opened the door,and then SPLASH!
A waterbomb hit me
I was right, my fear was gone
It was Mark, Christian and John, you see.
I'd forgotten all about that happening. Twas interesting. Other thigns I would like to comment, but not at length, because my wrist hurts - knitting will do that - :
1. "His sapphire eyes flash wickedly." Even for the glossy supplement of a sunday paper, this is poor writing. Also unneccessary was the half naked picture of Brendon McCullum. Okay, he is attractive. He is the only attractive short man in the world. But really.
2. The Halberg Sports awards. I agree with the man on Radio Sport this morning. You need the debate.
3. Bond is NEVER coming back. Live with it.
4. $615 is way too much for one ticket to the rugby. I don't care if it's the British Lions. It's too much.
5. Twenty20 cricket is not cricket. It's got a place, maybe, but it's more like Sevens is to Rugby than like ODI's are to cricket.
I've been listening to talkback on Radio Sport. Can you tell?
