La Symphonie Pastorale-1946

Adapted by Pierre Bost and Jean Aurenche from a novel by Andre Gide, Symphonie Pastorale is a gem and retains its freshness while the trend in movies goes high tech and violent. While American cinema is logjmmed by superheroes from Marvel comics or vapid comedies, after watching once again La Symphonie Pastorale I thought of [...]

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Poetry Please! romancing death

Death Came Sudden©
Touch the face,
Ashen;
Feel the pulse.
Leaden;
Death has come
Sudden.
Done the washing,
Candles guttering,
Last rites done:
Ashes to ashes,
Dust to dust,-
But there shall be
No singing,
For this child
Of mine:
Words are hollow
Dead,-
As this heart
Dead.
Death has come
Sudden.
benny

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Marshall And FDR

26.
One Sunday morning George C. Marshall came to read in his newspaper the flight of three Russians from Moscow over the North Pole.  They had taken off in a single engine monoplane two days before and they were scheduled to stop over in Oakland. But it so happened they were overhead ready to land at [...]

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Two Tasks Of Mr. Ollie

Homespun Tales©
Mr.Olllie Phant had a silly task ahead. Two tasks, in fact and both silly as you shall see soon.
Tsk!Tsk! Imagine walking in public with two gargantuan tusks in broad daylight. Least of all he could have got was a face job; or stashed them in a trunk to spare our feelings. Tsk! Tsk! He [...]

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Point-Counterpoint

In the medieval India there lived a mystic on this side of River Godavari. Before he became the teacher of Truth he was called Gampa Guru. He grew up among ordinary folks, all weavers belonging to same community. In Kothipalli of course one knew his place and the weavers were almost at the bottom, a [...]

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A Christmas Tale

A ViSION OF JUDGMENT ©
‘The boy is known for tall tales,’ The Angel told the Ancient Of The Days who showed no emotion. Glancing at the Book of Remembrance he turned to ask his cohorts all dressed in white, “Why bread is buttered only on one side?” The host of angels seemed to think hard [...]

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Outsourcing Patriotism

I just read the news that Robert Solway, a top spammer was sentenced to nearly four years. In a land where patriotism is measured according to how many dollars you can make, spamming may be considered one helluva way of making a fast buck. But then we see in the present days the conventional wisdom [...]

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Mind Your Connections!

The ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tsu said,   “ Though clay may be molded into a vase, the essence of the vase is in the emptiness within it. ”
Each of us is like a vase. A vase is meant for carrying something.
We carry about us the experience of our race and a world that one may [...]

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Power Of One

Recluse Of The Eastern Slope ©
Su Shi (1036-1101) who called himself Su Tungpo was a legend in his own lifetime. (He is considered by common consent as one of the greatest Chinese poets). Having displeased the emperor he was for a period under detention at Huangchow. (Another time he served his time on the island [...]

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Life Not Worth A Dime

A Sister in White©
You say I am in good hands
And you are here for me.
I am served hand and foot,-
Of creature comforts, I shall
Let that pass;
You are too concerned
With health and I with taste
And of this sorry mess.
(two lumps please, sister
And you quote, ‘regulation, sir.’);
You are the model of service
And  aver,
Everything shall be as before,
(Pass [...]

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