A Day in the Life
(to the tune of The Beatles' classic)
I read the news today, oh boy,
About
a lucky gal who made the grade,
Although
the news made me quite green,
Well
I still had to laugh;
I
read her biograph.
She
was both lonely and unknown,
Older
than I am by a year or two.
Six
major pubcos turned her down.
A
decade on, she scored;
Nobody
expected her to win the Nat'nal Book Award...
I
saw a film today, oh boy,
Based
on a novel I have always loved,
A
crowd of people forked out cash
I
couldn't bear to look
How
they raped the book.
I'd
love to turn you on.
Woke
up, fell out of bed,
Brushed
the cat fur from my head,
Grabbed
a cup of joe and went to read my mail.
Found
my keyboard blocked by a black tail...
Read
my last day's work and winced,
Tried
to keep myself convinced
I
could write at all. I penned a line or two.
Checked
when it was due and went into a dream...
I
read the news today, oh boy,
The
vampire lady made another mil.
The
New York Times still didn't call
Two
K seems awfully small
Now
I know how hard it is to publish anything at all.
I'd
love to turn you on ...
(to
my books, that is....)
2 comments:
How true! I needed this laugh!
Thanks, Cathy!
Everyone thinks the life of a writer is all glamour...!
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