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Hello friends —
Sorry it’s been quite a while since I last posted. Life has been nothing short of hectic. It’s been difficult for me to muster the motivation in my little free time that involves anything more than being a passive viewer of the screen.
I don’t believe I’ve officially written about this here, but if you know me well/follow my other social media accounts, you might have scene little bits here and there regarding a little something called my “cinema poetry project.” It’s as self-explanatory as it sounds — basically, I took it upon myself to write a single poem (or more) for every single film I have viewed and will view. Needless to say, I am VERY behind, especially given the movie binge I’ve been on lately.
I thought I’d start sharing some of my work here, to give you a sampling of what I’ve created. Poetry and cinema are two of my favorite things, and uniting them as one has been such a fun, therapeutic and delightful experience for me. So without further ado, here’s a few select poems from my collection thus far. You can find more of my work at my hellopoetry account!
Happy reading,
Nora
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Irreplaceable you, Drifting into my world With so little a care As the heat of the evening Turned into a sordid affair
Irreplaceable you, Riding me gently, tamer Of heavy waves Tangled together in shadows — For you, I’ll always misbehave
Irreplaceable you, Slipping from my grasp And into another’s — Trembling toward your kiss Tell me I’m your only lover
Irreplaceable you, But replaceable me Left to wilt at the shoreline While you sailed off to sea.
Joan Crawford as Helen Wright and John Garfield as Paul Boray in Humoresque (1946)
Five thousand miles Wandering the desert dry Yearning for purpose For some venerable way to die
Grinning gal with silver dollar eyes Head lost in endless reveries Searching for a way out Blonde hair rustling in the breeze
Two paths entwine Haphazardly passing by Sore souls searching Answering each other’s cry
Talking for hours, He ignores her every plea Mere inches between them Each one the other’s tease
Through smoke and gunfire, She grabs him tight He’s gunning for the end To go gently with the night
Bette Davis as Gabrielle Maple and Leslie Howard as Alan Squier in The Petrified Forest (1936)
The voices in the halls Echo cruelly on the walls, Laughing faces distort and Whisper but no one else can hear;
Arches stiffened to perfection Spinning round in all directions Violent tremors spewing forth while Talons clutch and claw
Lose yourself in pure delusion Don’t give into the confusion Bleed your heart out on the stage and Let dancing take your breath away
Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers in Black Swan (2010)
It’s raining bullets, Blood and tears Smoke and mirrors Dampened fears Stale air sucked down your lungs The dead girl’s song is left unsung
Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Mulwray in Chinatown (1974)
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