“Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night”
Blackbird Singing: Paul McCartney Poems and Lyrics 1965-1999 was a real find for me at this year’s Raise a Reader book sale. I spent a pleasant afternoon humming Beatles’ tunes as I sang through the lyrics published in this collection, as well as enjoying some of Sir McCartney’s poetic stylings. From the call to keep pushing for change because change happens, if slowly, to the lament for deceased wife Linda, to short quirky poems like the one about Tchaikovsky who he labels “Tchaiko the psycho” heehee, the collection is quintessentially Paul.
Till next time, happy reading!
L J
| TBR = 20 | WPL = 25 |
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