o no john no john no john no
o memories of school days
so long ago
o how i loved singing this song
in the choir
o how i clung to music
to sustain me in my sad times
all through my life
o well
sadness is part of life
i s'pose
o for the wings of a dove
o no not really
i hate flying
o my goodness
midnight already
o how time flies
must sleep
nite
Weekly Scribblings # 49
Lovely ....O
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday Rall
Much❤love
Rambling your way to slumber .... O my goodness!
ReplyDeleteLovely reiterations of O.
ReplyDeleteAs an unmusical youngster, not really understanding what I was hearing, I thought that was a silly song about a silly woman. (Well, I was tone-deaf, so for me the words predominated over the music.) I'm glad that for you it was a much-needed solace.
I actually ended up singing this one. And my tone might've been too melancholic--either that, or I just have a horrible voice--because my husband ran to the room to make sure I was okay, lol!
ReplyDelete"O no, William, no! It was just a song with a bounty of O's!"
LOL
Delete"Oh! No John" brought back a a few memories. However sleeping at midnight is better than waking at 3am!
ReplyDeleteI love the childlike innocence in your poem ... the choir music is classic and quite beautiful. I have saved the video. (music got me thru much in childhood as well)
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of O No John before. An unusual one for children to sing. Yes, music gets us through things. I was listening to the songs of my teens just a few days ago.
ReplyDeleteI remember that song, Rall, and ‘Oh for the wings of a dove’! We sang them at school too. I loved singing in a choir and did so until a couple of years ago when I lost my singing voice due to damaged vocal cords. I also cling to music in sad times – a part of life indeed. I love all the 'O' sounds!
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