My Favourite Movie

 

 

 

I have a favourite movie

That has no name,

I like it so much

I watch it again and again.

 

I especially like

The parts of high suspense

And having watched it many times

I still feel tense.

 

It’s like, one of these times

He is not going to make it,

Leaving it for the last minute

Has become his habit.

 

Of course, as you know,

This has to be the star

And compared to the movie’s star.

None else is on par.

 

He is speeding along

And you expect him to crash

But with a twist and a turn

He is through in a flash.

 

Or, he goes into a town

And buts up on a fast gun

And the slower lies in the dust

When the dual is done.

 

And you constantly wonder

Why he wins every time

Notwithstanding that this movie

Is inscribed on your mind.

 

It’s my favourite movie

Though they’re others I like more

Yet every time I watch it,

Something new is in store.

 

Did that verse escape you?

Well, I would not be surprised,

That it also puzzles me

Cannot be denied.

 

Another thing that I like

About my favourite movie

Is how the star of this show

Is so immensely tricky.

 

He hides in the same location

Each and every time

And though his enemies get close

Him they can never find.

 

Every time I watch it

I expect a different outcome

But it is the same old, same old

When the movie is done.

 

No doubt you would ask me,

Why watch it so many times?

After all, it is my favourite movie,

It’s always on my mind.

 

 

This guy went to the cinema

At least twice a day,

He went to watch the same movie

Whenever it would play.

 

Like me, he really liked it

Or, maybe he didn’t at all,

But he went back each and every time

Hoping the building would fall.

 

The movie showed a building

Leaning precariously

And just when it seemed it would fall

The scene changed suddenly.

 

He knew should it fall

There would be action galore

So, like me, he always went back

Hoping for more.

 

My wife will watch a series

Over and over again

And it seems every time she feels

The same excitement and pain.

 

In my favourite movie

The movie star always wins,

Oh, how I wish life was like this

And not so grim!

 

That I could win every time

Just like my movie star

But I guess that is rather far-fetched-

Life is not on par.

 

Stewart Russell © June 9, 2023

 

The Many Faces of Space

Everywhere you turn there is space

It touches all aspects of our daily lives

Space of one kind or another

And can present a challenge for our wives.

“So little room to put my things

We need a new house to get more space

In here is so cluttered up

That the whole mess stares me in my face.”

Space can be a problem at the cinema too

Where the many movie lovers meet

And you may hear a person say

“I want space for two right by that end seat.”

Of course there are also the times

When some people become space out

Could be if they did not get those end seats

They may very well start to shout.

So far we have mentioned the space inside

But there is also the space outside

Some refer to it as out of doors

Such space is not the best place to hide.

Then there is the space within a container

That tells us how much it can hold

And today just to fill your gas tank

You must either have money or be bold.

There is much space at UWI too

Because a lot of students dropped out

Unable to pay the tuition fees

This has caused an outrage and a shout.

Think about the space between two things

That may be lengthened shortened or be fixed

Whatever it is you can be assured

That this is another aspect of space in the mix.

And the child whose book has no more space

Because it has all been used for work

Get him a book or you will encounter

A child who has an excuse to shirk.

  

What about airlines that overbook their space

Because less space means more money

To fly long distances with too much space

You must understand is not really funny.

Then note those persons in a single bed

Who roll around as though it’s king sized

Consider too when they run out of space

And land on the floor much to their surprise.

Sometimes one’s heart runs out of space

Regarding a once favoured one

That one who used to occupied that heart

Is then sharply told to be gone.

Some people in church become annoyed

When they find their space is taken

And the offending one who does such a thing

Can find himself a long time forsaken.

Did you notice the rush for outer space

And the spacecraft and shuttle innovation?

Did you note the frontrunners in this race

And how they are bent on earth’s destruction?

So that when that time comes for the earth

And earth’s space has been destroyed

They can live somewhere in outer space

And there their minions employ.

Even now there is a space station

That has been set up in outer space

Cohabited by Russians and Americans

In preparation for leaving this place.

I must also mention the underground

Where there is room for the rich and powerful

No room for the weak and the feeble

But space enough for the wealthiest people.

Finally the most recent space in demand

Is accessed by the computer and a mouse in the hand

Cyber space is its name and it’s a powerful tool

Used by girl, boy, woman and man.

Yes, that’s the complex world of space

That impacts and influences the human race

And man’s avarice and greed for more than a share

Is causing many to vanish without a trace.

One more space I must present to you

That can only be filled by the Lord of all life

And when occupied by the very said One

He quells our fears and settles our strife.

Then and only then all space becomes adequate

As the fight and struggle give way

To the lordship and the rule of Christ

And avarice and greed are kept at bay.

Stewart Russell © 2016