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Question: Am I not a Happy Jack!?
With a nor’ wester blowing at my back,
And my coat tales flapping as I walk the road!.
I sing out loud, a most pleasant Happy Jack,
A bedroll, my pot and pan, the sky as my abode!.
What need have I of friend!? I make no foe!.
I am content to walk my way where’re I like,
The fields and sky, the creatures these I know
Though I raise my hat to maid as one might!.
You call me a vagabond but I tell that I am not,
For I have been educated at the best schools!.
Why, you may ask have I chosen this as my lot,
And I will with some reluctance reply to fools
Who have no interest in my welfare, not one tittle!.
My “Lot” you call it, I chose because I am free
From the compulsory education, which offers little
But mans ways to act, as he would have me be!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I read it, then I re-read it, then I read it a third time!.
After three full readings, I find it still amazes and intrigues me, and what intrigues me the most is my longing to be this vagabond roaming free in the world!. Thank you for sharing this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
We have an old saying here, Robert!. You can't tell the players by the cards!. Delightful rendition!Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is a lovely tale, deep with meaning!. The first paragraph is just beautiful, the second educational and the third illuminates the freedom, the self-reliance and contentedness of the whole experience of the Happy Jack!. I love this so much!. Thank you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Happy Jack indeed!. A new word for me as we use the crass bum over here!. Nice tale woven well, I had a couple of stumbles so check your meter or perhaps it was mine!.Www@QuestionHome@Com