My
birthday today was filled with surprises! Thanks to my family and friends who
made this particular birthday quite memorable.
A
special thanks to film critic and author Richard Jack Smith for the poem below.
The Best of Us:
A
Birthday Poem
Looking for an
Ice Road Trucker?
Sign up Betty Jo Tucker.
She's the critic who tells it straight
Where other opinions emerge too late.
Sign up Betty Jo Tucker.
She's the critic who tells it straight
Where other opinions emerge too late.
A love of
musicals she has.
Of Shirley Temple, Busby Berkeley and jazz.
From her I have learned a lot
About the movies and things to spot.
Of Shirley Temple, Busby Berkeley and jazz.
From her I have learned a lot
About the movies and things to spot.
She has a
mastery of the poetic phrase
Her observations simply amaze.
An original voice
Because that's her choice.
Her observations simply amaze.
An original voice
Because that's her choice.
That
poem means a lot to me because Richard and I both include film poems in some of
our movie reviews. In fact, Richard’s latest book is titled A Poet Among
Critics, and here’s what I wrote about that terrific book:
Richard Jack Smith writes
poems with ease
about movies designed to
please.
Plus even some he thinks
fall flat
and keep him from tipping
his hat.
A fine poet among
critics,
rhymes and images he does
mix.
His reviews earn two
thumbs up
and a poetry Loving Cup!
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I luv Richard Jack Smith's poem!! And your poetic answer to him ...popcorn, movies an Betty Jo Tucker as our No. One Fav Movie Critic!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judy Joy Jones, for your kind words!
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