Hi all
Settling into a pattern of being back at weekends and in the woods Mon – Fri. It seems to be working well. Writing-wise, I have written a number of poems and planning for the novel is continuing. The working title is “Knots”, which refers to a number of things, mainly the knots the characters tie themselves in and which form the pattern of their relationships. I have done a big diagram of all the characters and how they relate to each other and it does resemble a huge knot.
At the weekends I am trying to lick Holly into some sort of shape so that she can eventually take GCSEs.
Oh! And I’ve improved some of the songs I wrote and will probably set more to music.
And
Here’s a limerick I wrote yesterday:
Panem et Circenses*
A Big Mac and Strictly Come Dancing
that schedule’s a boil that needs lancing
It’s not nice to see ya
my burger tastes queer
Don’t tell me our culture’s advancing.
* Bread and circuses – what, according to the Roman Emperors, is all the people needed to keep them happy;
Oh! and I wrote a scene for a short play on BBC 7 (“chaingang”) but couldn’t find an internet cafe in Loughborough to send it from.
To Mirch Marsala tonight where we are having a meal generously provided by our friends Peter and Noel.
PS I’m writing a series of limericks on Friends, which begins like this:
It starts with a Rembrandt or two
who say that they’ll be there for you
a fountain, some jiving
a bride who is skiving
cos everyone says she’s a shoe
The idea is to write a verse for each series. I’m really into limericks at the moment