The Book of Life by Nanushka

The book of life begins

with pages virginal and clean,

proclaiming innocence

yet strangely tempting to the childish mind

behind the unformed hand

to make its presence felt.

and leave a mark to show where it has been-

and as we write upon the pages

each life

as stories lived and written by us all,

of drama, mystery or comedy

of heroes, villains and adventurers.

some written with a carefree flourish

some neatly following the lines,

and others in a careless scrawl-

No matter if our book is short or long,

or if it is remembered down the years,

we must expect

that even in the happiest of fairy tales,

there will always be some chapters

blank with boredom-

there will always be some pages

smudged with tears .....

By my favourite poet, Nanushka

From The Thoughts of Nanushka Vols 13-18