Brenda Bryant
SCENIC SUNDAY
DWARFED
Poor David! Put in perspective
By a clump of towering trees!
Nature has a sneaky way
Of bringing us to our knees.
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NEVER JUDGE
Never judge a book by it's cover;
Jack Nicholson may be a honey-pot;
It's only when we see him on the silver screen
That we decide that he is not.
He comes over as so abrasive
And a handful in many ways.
His alarming teeth dismay us,
As does his Saturnine gaze.
That may be just a screen persona;
He may have to pretend like mad;
He may find it hard acting tough-guy;
He may be 'good' playing at 'bad'.
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Whereas someone like Jimmy Stewart,
Who came over as a honey-bun,
May have been a thorough bastard
Finding playing at sweet was fun!
He may have kicked the furniture
Before he went on-stage;
He may have been consumed with fits
Of the most unlikely rage!
We tend to believe the portrayal
We see up there on the screen.
I wonder how many alter egos
There have actually been.
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'He doesn't look like a criminal'......
How often I've said that,
When it's the TV news time
And a 'crim's' what I'm looking at.
We like things in neat little boxes
And a sense of loss is felt
If people don't look the way they should......
It's hitting below the belt!
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