Hazel's Blurty

Blues Traveler and Movies and Poetry Alternate Title: Morning Pieces of Poo
This is the last of my posts on this blog and I can't think of a better post to end it with than writing about a movie, the DVD for which I stumbled upon while cleaning my room.

The movie is good, primarily because it's silent and funny. Now that takes a lot of effort, it does and it's by Mel Brooks, the guy who was responsible for Spaceballs.

This is a movie I'd like my kids to watch and my kids' kids to watch because its educational AND informative AND funny all at the same time.

And a poem I'd like to end this pointless review with:

Variations on the word "Sleep"

I would like to watch you sleeping,
which may not happen.
I would like to watch you,
sleeping. I would like to sleep
with you, to enter
your sleep as its smooth dark wave
slides over my head

and walk with you through that lucent
wavering forest of bluegreen leaves
with its watery sun & three moons
towards the cave where you must descend,
towards your worst fear

I would like to give you the silver
branch, the small white flower, the one
word that will protect you
from the grief at the center
of your dream, from the grief
at the center. I would like to follow
you up the long stairway
again & become
the boat that would row you back
carefully, a flame
in two cupped hands
to where your body lies
beside me, and you enter
it as easily as breathing in

I would like to be the air
that inhabits you for a moment
only. I would like to be that unnoticed
& that necessary.

-- Margaret Atwood

On other things, God loves me and I am brilliant.

Thank you and a very Happy New Year to you all.

pleiades

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: O Brother Where Art Thou - Go To Sleep Little Baby