Let Me Introduce Myself...

by @sheilerk

Skirmish: an introduction... (@heywhatsuphello)
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Liner Notes

#lyricsonly #skirmish #cats #wolves #raccoons

Skirmish Prompt: Write a song that introduces yourself, what you like to do, show off your personality and how you view and navigate this world. It doesn't have to be like a dreadful work icebreaker, more like introducing a character in a book or writing a memoir. Basically, show yourself off as the main character of your song.

This doesn't begin to tell my life story, but it was a glorious chapter, at least from my perspective! :)

Lyrics

Let me introduce myself, Let me riff on my memoir, I started out at a very young age, My Daddy's little star.

I was pathologically shy back then, But no one called it that, And if you look at my pictures, Every one holds a cat,

If a cat was like a metaphor Then I was like a cat, I liked things warm and snuggly, Actually, nothing has changed that.

And I loved being with animals, Nearly every shape and kind, So, it was serendipitous When life and love aligned.

A chance visit to a refuge For wildlife big and small Changed my life forever, At least that's what I recall,

A lot of mucking and raking And cleaning up critter poo, And suddenly I found myself The leader of the crew.

My two legged family loved it, They never knew what they'd discover, An otter swimming in the bathtub' Or a wolf cub following their mother.

I've had lots of adventures, For a shy little girl from Montana, A fairytale life, as mother and wife, Now happily called Nana.

But, in my mind are echoes, Of my wolf friends howling hello, It's something I'll always remember No matter where I go.

Smothered in wolfie kisses, Mothering orphaned raccoons, Training all manner of mammals, An absolute dream come true.

Comments

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Glad I landed on this one. A fascinating chapter for sure! Good to learn a little about you, and to enjoy these insights and images.

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This is such a vivid song. I feel like you have packed in an entire autobiography in a mere ten verses. I especially like this couplet: "if a cat was like a metaphor Then I was like a cat," And I gave an audible sigh when I read the last line of the antepenultimate verse. Here's to many more years... Or as we'd say in Catalan: "Per Molts Anys!"

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@janeg

What an amazing life story! I am holding a cat in my childhood pictures too but I only briefly worked at a cat rescue. I envy you the otters and wolves.

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Ohhhh…. I love your story and the image I get of a very nurturing and caring individual with a wonderful menagerie of two and four-legged family members and friends who are so lucky to have you in their lives! The lyric flows beautifully too!

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@monty

What a terrific story in rhyme. I love it.

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@siebass

Huh, cool story of finding ones calling and growing old and up, looking back fondly at all the animals you cared for.

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This is great! I am an animal lover too and your life sounds exciting!

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@cbmagic

I like the way you bring you life to the story. I used more of a metiphor in mind but still told part of my story. Great job, let me know if you put this to music.

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