Rudyard Kipling never ever visited a jungle
\nHis inspiration was his daughter Josephine for she
\nEncapsulated everything that any child could possibly
\nMean to any father thus he wanted to be
\nGiving her a story book of unbelievable magnitude
\nCurious and wonderful in every high degree
\nTeaching her and helping her to see beyond just people
\nInspiring her to wonder, helping her to see<\/p>\n
The tragedy of Josephine was she died at the age of six
\nIt devastated Rudyard but his jungle Book was born
\nI am sure he read its contents to his daughter
\nWell read and well travelled but very clearly torn
\nUp with the emotion of losing her he never
\nEver really recovered though the book went on to be
\nHuge not only in the land where it in fact was written
\nThe United States but everywhere people emotionally
\nWere Charged and now the new film at Imax cinemas everywhere
\nCan with the new technology draw the sounds and show
\nWith Jon Favreau’s direction and Disney’s wealth of knowledge
\nNew fans will be so inspired and his messages will grow<\/p>\n
The voices and the history bring Kipling back again
\nHis real inspiration and his marvellous imagination
\nEvery nuance every thought his happiness and his pain
\nMowgli raised by animals and the wonderful Baloo Bear
\nBagheera was his mentor a Panther who did share
\nSo much with the man cub as all the animals do
\nAnd Kipling made the point of telling children
\nWhich is true<\/p>\n
Its a work of inspired genius and of course technology
\nHas brought it through the decades to excite and to frantically
\nSuggest so much to children and to parents
\nSo much more
\nAbout the beautiful animals, and of course, Natural Law
\nWilliam Blake wrote. “Tyger Tyger” a century before
\nIts excitement and its passion I just feel very sure
\nKipling must have registered him Shere khan just must be
\n“Burning bright as if by right and Mowgli’s adversary<\/p>\n
Its a charming interlude for anyone to see
\nIt plucks us up and transports us all into a fantasy
\nA world of how it could be how it should be which was where
\nKipling wanted his daughter Josephine to share
\nAnd to be aware that animals should be an integral part
\nOf decisions that we make in life for they were all born of our heart.<\/p>\n
In that sense I hope that children from 5 to a hundred and nine
\nRemember that every animal has its life now on our line
\nEach is given creative life and a family role
\nAnd each should be given our respect for the betterment of soul<\/p>\n
Thanks to my dear friend Claudia who initially dragged me along it is a film that everyone should see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rudyard Kipling never ever visited a jungle His inspiration was his daughter Josephine for she Encapsulated everything that any child could possibly Mean to any father thus he wanted to be Giving her a story book of unbelievable magnitude Curious … Continue reading