A Merry Birthday To You, Sir Pat

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Gun Roswell

“I wouldn’t know a space-time continuum or warp core breach if they got into bed with me” Sir Patrick Stewart

A Very Merry Birthday To You, Sir Pat

Totally charming
Maybe even utterly harming
When you make us laugh
And make us cry
With a voice like that
Sir Pat in a hat
Canny as a cat
Who could resist
Of being kissed
By a great fellow
You’re hell of’
An actor, a Captain and a King
And even able to sing

Wishing you a merry, happy and utterly great Birthday
And as the cliche goes, if I may

Live Long And Prosper
Oh, Captain of Captains!

Cloudy with a chance of Rain

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photography & Poetry

“Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative” Oscar Wilde

Cloudy with a chance of Rain

Cloudy, with a chance of rain
No, we’re definitely not in Spain
Seems to be a repeating pattern
Maybe a joke by the Mad Hatter

Be careful to not get a frost bite
When you dip your toe into the lake
Or you might end up in a plight
And a most terrible ache

A summer’s day in July
Eyes focused on the sky
Clouds moving to the wind
Cold breeze on my skin

Should have worn a jacket
“But it’s summer” I quote with “brackets”
Let’s open the packets
And bring out the rackets

Summer madness or fun
Maybe we’ll see the sun
Before the day is done
And we have to run

So let’s enjoy this time of year
Without any doubt or fear
The winter soon enough is here
And the summer mood will disappear

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Welcome, to the Dark Side

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Gun Roswell

“Personally, I prefer the dark side” Daniel Radcliffe

Welcome, to the Dark Side

Why don’t you join us
There will be no fuss
And more than one plus
We have fun and games
There will be no blames
Nor any named shames
Pretty much anything you want
This is most certainly no taunt
You can even invite your aunt
It’s OK, don’t be scared
Everything will be shared
But only if you dared
Step into the dark side
Step in with pride
No need to hide
But hear this warning
To avoid the scorning
Before the morning
There is no time for stalling
You’d better get your ass hauling
When you hear this calling

“Kids! Time to get in, supper is ready!”

Photography: Week 28: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photography: Week 28: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

Check out the excellent photography from week 28 in The Clinic /Photo101 Rehab

Also featured are my three postings:

Having Fun in the Sun

Photography & Poetry: Birds

By the Seashore: Photography (The Clinic-Photo Rehab): Greece, Evia

Acropolis of Athens: Photography & Poetry

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Gun Roswell

“A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one” Aristotle

Acropolis of Athens

Acropolis of Athens
Who knows, what happens
In this place of fun
And place of knowledge

The Parthenon, Propylaia and Erechtheion
Just to name a few of them
One named after the mighty
And powerful Athene Nike

Join us on this uphill travel
Maybe some mysteries will unravel
While roaming the ancient ruins
Like some pilgriming druids

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Homage to Omar Sharif

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Gun Roswell

In Memoriam Omar Sharif 1932-2015

“I can’t say I gave up totally my passion for women, but almost” Omar Sharif

Homage to Omar Sharif

Lawrence of Arabia
That might have made you
Aware to the rest of us
Leaving the world nonplussed
A star among the best of them
Truly, a precious gem

I still remember when I was eight
Dressed like the first mate
Watching the adventures of Captain Nemo
The television series most primo
Many a unforgettable roles you played
The memory of which will not fade
Rest in peace
Omar Sharif

Homage to Roger Rees

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Gun Roswell

In Memoriam Roger Rees 1944-2015

“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again” Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

Homage to Roger Rees

Quite the Shakespearean
Sometimes even a villain
Well versed with the classics
Performing them with magic
You could pull off Dickens
Off came the mittens
When venturing into science fiction
Causing quite an addiction
For watching certain shows
Always keeping us on our toes
Of what one might expect
You had that affect
But for now, we will see you in re-runs
Watching our most favourite ones
For myself the one is and always will be
Nicolas Nickleby

Rest in peace
Sweet prince
Roger Rees

Having Fun in the Sun

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photography & Poetry

Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile DeGodoy

“Necessity… the mother of invention” Plato

Having Fun in the Sun

When all is said and done
Enjoying the sea and the sun
Finally, having lots of fun
Though, there is one pun
It all happened in Greece
Before they took a lease
On their little piece of heaven
Always open twenty-four seven
But, alas the play will still continue
And I hope to this wonderful venue
End up
Soon enough

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A Day in July

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photography & Poetry

“Hello July, please be good!”

A Day in July

Woke up to another day in July
All our hopes were quite high
Expectation was for sunshine
Alas, it had been declined
Instead what was delivered
Left us quite bewildered

Thunder and rain
Oh what a pain
Lips curled in disdain
Nerves quite strained
Maybe take a train
And head for Spain

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Photography & Poetry: Life in the Archipelago, Part 1

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Gun Roswell

“Life is hard, but not impossible”

Life in the Archipelago

The harsh environment
Without atonement
Surrounded by the sea
Nowhere to hide or flee
Life at its simplest
Still most dearest
Would not change it
To the big city life
Even with the strife
For no better fit
Than in the archipelago
Except maybe,
In Trinidad and Tobago