Life is but a book of songs

Another oldie dusted off....

Our lives are but a book of songs
the fates they are our voice,
serenading us into false belief
that our destiny is our choice.

Author's Note

More simple fayre but would you expect anything else...

Reviews

[marilyn 1225]

many things that happen from birth to our death are out of our control no one gets out of here alive and no one lives in a perpetual disneyland

[Gee]

Thank you for reading

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Far from simple as it gets one to think. Life as a book of songs but which to choose, love, punk, heavy metal, jazz? A mix? But indeed we can choose some part of the path but fate often us the road dug up and sends us one or two diversions!

[Gee]

Reading many on here I'd say bluesy music would be a popular choice. Sadness seems to make many a quill active and " woe is me " is their inkwell of choice

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I have always longed for those big sets of coloured pens we used to have as kids. Ink; way too messy!

[Gee]

Fountain pens that had the lefties dragging ink all over the page. Kids with blue stained, hands, lips, shirts

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I remember it well! No word processing in those days!

[Gee]

Flip top wooden desks with compass etched declarations of love, inkwells filled with pencil shavings, dictionaries, encyclopedias, having to learn how to learn......

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Glad those days have gone Gee. My kids learn't in a better environment.

[Gee]

Never had to dodge a flying duster, although this made for good practice if scrapping at play time !!!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Oh I did once have to as Wee Paddy, our English teacher got mad at me for causing my big brother (in the same class) to misbehave. If that duster had connected.........................................

[Gee]

Imagine that now, the teacher would be sacked, hauled before the courts. Back then your mum would cuff you round the lug for misbehaving and apologise to the teacher at the next parents evening.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

That is true and there was generally more respect for authority but twas patchy even then. And got more so post 'A Clockwork Orange'.