IT BEGINS, as most things begin, with a song.
In the beginning, after all, were the words, and they came with a tune. That was how the world was made, how the void was divided, how the lands and the stars and the dreams and the little gods and the animals, how all of them came into the world.
They were sung.
The great beasts were sung into existence, after the Singer had done with the planets and the hills and the trees and the oceans and the lesser beasts. The cliffs that bound existence were sung, and the hunting grounds, and the dark.
Songs remain. They last. The right song can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties. A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone. That’s the power of songs
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Leonard Durso 
Ooooh, I really like this. 🙂 ❤
It caught me from page one and so far it won’t let me go.
If they’re all that good I can see why! I hope you share some more of it! 👍😊❤️
I probably will.
Good❤️😊
Excellent open really pulled me in!
It certainly does that.
Just wonderful!
Glad you like it.
Yeah.song is a power to change all situations.i admire ur writing dis post.
I’m glad you liked this passage from a wonderful book.
Yeah.indeed.welcome dear.
I agree that there is a lot of power in song.
Leslie
There sure is.
Gaiman is a wonderful writer. He seems to capture the truth about things.
This is my first novel by him but I am very impressed.
Mr. Gaiman is one of my favorite writers — no nonsense and strong. Thanks for sharing his excellent message about the power of music/songs.
My favorite quote of his: Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
Thanks for sharing that quote. I look forward to reading more of his work.
I love Gaiman, one of my faves! 🙂
This is the first novel of his I’ve read but it won’t be the last..
Some consider Neil Gaiman a YA writer, but his books speak to all ages. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Graveyard Book, and Coraline are my favorites, but everything he has written is a treasure.
Based on this book, I’m very impressed with him.
The Graveyard Book was the first one I read…and I was impressed too.
Thanks for the recommendation.
You’re most welcome. 🙂