Poetry: "Hit the Ball"

Poetry:  "Hit the Ball"

 Hit the ball right out the park
 Play the game until it's dark
 Catch the ball inside your glove
 And the fans will show you love... (tbc?)

Recent Poetry in the Works

Recent Poetry in the Works:

    "Paige" A work in progress

A writer named Paige
Flew into a rage
When her publisher failed to publish
THe drivel she wrote
Couldn't keep her afloat
To even pay her rent
She couldn't even make a dent
So she worked like a slave
For a bad boss named Dave
She lived a life of regret
That is one thing to bet
Live your dreams
Or live out life at the seams
Of regret and unhappiness... (tbc?)

"I'd rather blog..."   A work in progress

  I'd rather blog that jog
  I don't like to sweat
  My mind it will let
   Creativity take me much farther... (tbc?)

Sc-Fi Bri's Television Picks for Fall 2013 Part 2

Sci-Fi Bri's Television Picks for Fall 2013 Part 2

    "Ironside" (NBC)  starring Blair  "L.A. Law" Underwood has apparently been cancelled. Similar to the '70s namesake series starring Raymond "Perry Mason" Burr,  Underwood plays an AFrican-American version of the former series updated to the 21st century. Mr. Underwood plays a former vice cop who ends up in a wheelchair and is now a head detective of the NYPD investigating homicides. Although perhaps a cynical way to weasel out of originality, I really enjoyed this show while it lasted.

"The Tomorrow People"  (the CW) is about a subspecies of humans who appear psychologically troubled, but who in fact have powers such as  "telepathy, teleportation and telekinesis". The main character, Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell) inherited both his powers and his supposed problems from his father. Jameson has been in and out of psych wards and takes powerful psych. meds. He just wants to be normal, but almost every night he teleports into the bedroom of a nieghborhood couple. After awhile he comes across three others with similar powers, one of whom can hear his thoughts and can communicate with him telepathically. Jameson's uncle Jebekiah is a genetic scientist who is part of an organization called Ultra, which captures and sometimes eliminates those who are  'Tomorrow People' with powers that are considered a threat to the powers that be. Jameson is coerced to work for Ultra, but  he is actually there to save and protect others with paranormal abilities. I really, really like this kind of show.

"Reign"  (the CW)  Costume drama set in the Middle Ages about Princess Mary of Scotland, who is betrothed to the prince of France. She will eventually become Mary, Queen of Scots. I like the dialogue and how it basically has a contemporary soundtrack, but a show such as this will mostly appeal to girls, women and those who regularly attend Renaissance Fairs.

Poetry: "Phonin' It In"

Poetry: "Phonin' It In"

       Phoning it in in a job I don't like
       Desperate for money, to work I do hike
       Wasting my hours near the turnpike... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Crash Airlines" A work in progress

Poetry:  "Crash Airlines"  A work in progress

           Don't you board that plane.
           Don't get on that jet.
           For once you are aloft
           You just might meet your death.
            You'll likely become slain.
             Exhilarating flight
             Taking to the skies
             Is it worth the hassle
             Once you know you'll die... (tbc?)

Poetic Fiction: "The Sniper(s)"

Poetic Fiction:  "The Sniper(s)"

      Twas a sniper
      Drove a Viper
      Stole a child, was still in diapers
      THe child became a sniper too
       Killed his fam. and he might kill you
     THere was a lawyer
      Was a voyeur
       Spied on women
      Near the foyer
      When he got caught
       He lost his profession
       But he never lost
        His sick obsession... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Behind Bars"

Poetry:  "Behind Bars"  [Note: I have never been in trouble with the law, so this poem is merely speculation based on tv shows and movies I have seen.]

         Lawyers and judges and weights in the yard
         Boredom and violence and long games of cards
         Riots and tear gas and corruptible guards
        Unhealthy repasts and meals cooked in lard
        TVs and toilets and shanks in the neck
        "Noone saw nothing", just shuffle the deck
         Gangs and young killers and lifers resigned
         To a life behind bars, a world in a bind... (tbc?)