A Good Man
Gregory as Atticus
Just what a girl wants in a father:
strong and handsome, wise and kind,
taking the time to talk and listen,
a man of truth and principle ...
just as the watching women want
in fantasy lover or real husband.
(It’s OK that he was troubled
along the way — it made him real.)
Well done, to choose an actor
who was, on the evidence, decent
by and large, feet not thickly clay.
The good words in that deep voice
continue to resonate. We can believe
in him and them. (Was it privately heavy,
the mantle of the fictional hero? Word is
he ended up a loved, happy grandpa.)
Written for Day 28 of April 2020 at 'imaginary garden with real toads': Harper Lee. We are asked to write 'on a theme, quote, character or personal experience related to To Kill a Mockingbird, in any form you choose'.
Written for Day 28 of April 2020 at 'imaginary garden with real toads': Harper Lee. We are asked to write 'on a theme, quote, character or personal experience related to To Kill a Mockingbird, in any form you choose'.
I enjoyed your homage to Gregory Peck, Rosemary.
ReplyDeleteGregory Peck will ever be my Atticus!
ReplyDeleteHe was perfect for the part, wasn't he?
DeleteRosemary, I sooo like this. Before we moved away from our home of 18 years north of Houston to one west of Houston, a move of 75 miles, I was "on the list" to grab hold of if ever something would happen to Mrs. Jim. That reputation was about the only man who would take good messages for her if she was out and I would take it tight.
ReplyDeleteKerry O'Connor has a word list for the month of April on one of her blogs. "Numberless" was her word for the 28th. I posted at 11:30 PM and didn't change the date. (Do that with after you post it, for any day and time you want AFTER you post it. BEFORE posting is like setting the alarm, it won't post until the time you put in. The location on the composition page is below the "Labels" section.
ReplyDeleteKerry's list is like a picture in this page;
" Skylover at https://kerryoconnorsother.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-skylover-wordlist-3030.html?m=1 for Wordlist prompt, "Numberless"."
I have not used it before and there isn't a Mr. Linky for us to register our use. Folk are telling that use in her daily post blogs with her writing and word list.
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Thanks, Jim. Have answered you at your own blog.
DeleteYou kept the spirit of the theme. Good one!
ReplyDeleteI love this adulation of Gregory Peck, Rosemary!! 💝💝
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your ode to Gregory Peck, he was perfect in that role. He seemed to have all of the characteristics that he portrayed. You describe this very well.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I so loved Gregory Peck as Atticus. He was so believable as the character. I think there was a lot of Gregory the actor in Atticus the character.
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