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

[Neville]

A long time coming methinks but well worth the wait

[Gee]

Thank you ..

[Smoking Man]

You're most welcome

[Neville]

My pleasure

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Food for thought here...deceptively rhythmic, rhyming and minimalist, you skillfully confront us with the opposing concepts of destiny vs free will.Hmmmmmm. Can we at least choose our own songs from the book? Kudos Gee!

[Gee]

We can try....Thank you Annette

[DIVYA]

I feel less responsible for my state after reading this thoughtful poem. All is not my will and I did not chose some of the things that came my way. I love this brief & beautiful write.

[Gee]

Thank you..

[Tony Jordan]

Gee - you may not know this about me but I am a swinger ! Yep ...a swinger.
I swing between thinking that I am master of my own fate then Life smacks the back of my bare legs - making me cry and reminding me that fate is in charge. So what to do?
I do like the idea that the fates are having fun at our expense though - it kind of makes me feel less bad about calling them those names I use sometimes.
I like this succinct but heartfelt piece.

[Gee]

You're a cheeky wee monkey my little green clad friend. Cheers mate

[Great Aunt Astri]

And a rather good oldie it is. I can emphasise with the idea that we are fooled into thinking that our destiny is our choice. One sometimes wonders how free our free-will is! I enjoyed this little poem. I can now get on with the chores on remote control!

[Gee]

Ain't that what Sunday's are for....thank you, have a good day

[jacob erin-cilberto]

not so simple.....we do think we are masters of our own fate...but it may true that we are all just destiny's children...

j.

[Gee]

Thank you Jacob

[pia]

great food for thought !!!
despite the shortness of this poem it still radiated great wisdom and thoughts !!!

[Gee]

Thank you..

[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'.