Sidney Beck Poet Quatrain

Charlton Heston and My Childhood

CHARLTON    HESTON   AND   MY    CHILDHOOD


To say so in those days would surely have been libel
But  better than hellfire screamed  from pulpits above
Were the sandal and toga movies about the bible
They always spoke softly to me about God’s love

It seemed so logical, to do  good - so just, so appropriate. 
God told Heston go forth, and  lead people away from Brynner:
When Charlton Heston  told you to do it
He said it not for show but from a love which was  inner.

Seemed to me in movies the good guys got rewarded 
And the hypocrites  always got exposed -
Reminded me of teachers who were applauded
When  they stood and as self-righteous religionists posed.

Always made me happy to see on Saturday nights
What was twisted or  denied  in school next week:
In toga movies, even the bad guys had some rights
And Heston  favoured not  the strong  but the weak.

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Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner  starred in movie  THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

Heston was the good guy, Moses. Brynner was the bad guy, Pharaoh.

Final score:     Moses 1  -  Pharaoh  0

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Ralph Taylor July 13, 2011 at 12:55 PM Congrats on your win, Syd. Nice going. Ralph

Dr.Ram Mehta July 13, 2011 at 3:46 AM My congratulations on this win in the contest of judy, Sydney

Leo Larry Amadore June 12, 2011 at 9:34 AM To reminisce about the movies that impressed us as youngsters is a pleasant pastime indeed...and to point out their clear cut message as compared with some of today's offerings is appropriate commentary. I enjoyed your work.