Just a Minute !
“Just a Minute on ‘Silver Lining’;
Sixty seconds, and starting now!” “On showery days when the sun is shining, A thunder cloud with a beetle brow Muscles in front of the golden glory Threatening day with inky night - But Sol is stronger than Jove is, surely, Lining the cloud with silver light...” “Repetition of ‘cloud’!” “For forty Seconds ‘Silver Lining’ is yours.” “A chap was tarring the roads; for sport he Tried white-lining them on all fours ...” “Deviation! That’s white, not silver!” “I haven’t finished!” “Well, carry on.” “The moon came up, and a gleaming river Of light ... illumined the lines he’d done, Turning them all to silver ... Then he Recollected an old technique ... Um ...” “Hesitation!” “And far too many! Twenty seconds are left to speak.” “I was seven; my first magician Filling the stage with flags and doves Flourished in keeping with his tradition The silver lining of cape and gloves. How it shimmered! The act enchanted This small boy; and that cloak means still Every gift that I always wanted - To mystify, to amaze, to thrill!” “Congratulations! We have a winner; You still spoke as the whistle went!” The Minute Waltz; and we go to dinner, Silver Service and David Brent ... |