Cinematically Speaking

Real persons, living
and dead, were
being resembled
coincidentally.  The

one person being
paid to care about
things didn't care.
The movie continued

winding its way
through a plot
no one was
bothering to follow,

since all of the characters
had left in protest.

Luxury

Not having to answer
every question is
a luxury one would
like to have when

standing in front
of a large crowd
of angry protesters,
especially when several

of the protestors
have already tossed
shoes at you in
an obvious expression

of dissatisfaction with
who you are.

Advisedly

Snowfall in North
Dakota in winter
warrants the
wearing of warm

clothing.  Taking
misfortune in
stride and the
hard truth of

death lying down
is recommended
if one wishes
to avoid the

frustration of always
going against the grain.

Nice

It's nice to be
kept dry by
the building you're
in during a

rainstorm.  It's
nice not to
have to go out
into the ugly

wet.  It's
nice to have
enough matches
to start a

fire in the
fireplace.

Falling

The garden in which
death experienced
its first growing pains
is Eden-like in its

eagerness to end
badly.  Snow marks
the spot with a
wider shade of

pale.  Paw prints,
added for emphasis,
leave a trail that
leads to the cute

little girl dressed
in red.

Precious

I ate your precious
plums because I
was hungry.  End
of story (beginning

of digestion in
the early morning).
I had an appointment
downtown and needed

the calories in the
plums to propel
me there.  I wish
I could say I

was sorry, but the
calories were delicious.

The Rest

The sheriff set
out armed only
with the wrong
end of a rope.

The weather held
its breath as if
advised to wait
and see.  Dirty

Dan danced inside
the saloon like
an inarticulate
acrobat.  The rest

is either history or
not worth mentioning.