Wednesday 26 May 2021

Hold Him over The Volcano’s Edge


At the beginning of the Ian Fleming novel,
You Only Live Twice 
James Bond’s wife Tracy has been murdered
The Book follows his “rebirth”, 
when he is given a reputedly 
impossible” mission.

This haikai no renga poem appears in Chapter 11 :

You only live Twice:
Once when you are Born
And once when you 
look Death in The Face.



Niska
[sing-songie
Mr. Reynolds...

[moans

Niska
You died, Mr. Reynolds.

Mal
Seemed like the thing to do.

Niska
When you die, 
I can't hurt you any more. 
And I want two days at least, minimum.




Book
Did you ever read the works of Shan Yu?

Simon
Shan Yu the psychotic dictator?

Sadistic crap legitimized by florid prose. 
Tell me you're not a fan.

Book
Yep. Fancied himself quite The Warrior Poet. 
Wrote volumes on War, Torture, 
The Limits of Human Endurance.

Simon
That's nice.



Jayne Cobb
I'm smellin' a lotta 'if' comin' off this plan.

Zoë Washburne
You could'a stayed in your bunk.

Jayne Cobb
Could'a, should'a, would'a.

[cocks rifle


Simon
Did you do anything today?

River Tam
Played with Kaylee. 
The Sun came out, and I walked on my feet 
and heard with my ears. 

I hate the bits, the bits that stay down and I work, 
I f-function like I'm A Girl. 
I hate it because I know it'll go away! 

The Sun grows Dark 
and Chaos has come again. 

It's... fluids

What am I?

Simon
You are My Beautiful Sister.

River Tam
I-I threw up on Your Bed.

Simon
Yep. Definitely My Sister.

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