Hah! gotta love those who take inspiration from children's songs c:

Love this! c:

D'aww! This definitely gives me more to think on when I hear this song on my iPod. I tend to play it a few times when it comes on as it makes me happy while reminding me of ideas of stories I want to write. :)


It was so funny when I asked my wife to help purchase this version of the song. She wasn't all that excited about doing it, but it was worth it due to other versions not, to me, feeling 'right'. It may be short, but it's worth the $1 for a happy-quacky song.


Now that I'm maxed out on medications, again, I'm hopeful my vision will clear so I can see more of this with my eye. However, your description did a super-duper job of getting my 'Mind's Eye' to see it. So fun. :)


Thanks so much, Skye.

It's a cute song; it does sadden me that people seem to think that just because something is made for children means that it has no artistic merit or can't also be enjoyed by adults. Especially if it happens to be cute too. There's nothing wrong with liking things that are cute, afterall.

I feel as if the imagination is much more capable of creating imagery than ones eyes, anyway. So many artists, including myself, tend to be unhappy with their art because the image in their head was, naturally, so much better than what ended up being created. It is also why I feel regarding horror, that the things you don't see are far scarier than the things that you do. The imagination can come up with things far more terrifying than any visuals. And that's also true for any sort of feeling, bad or good.

That's very true. It's like how someone may feel in regard to needing an operation, or procedure, done. The "What ifs" can overwhelm the mind with a number of frightening possibilities. These can only be enhanced if you venture to look up such things on sites like "Web MD" where they will list everything that can happen for a given procedure. Your mind just builds-and-builds with anxiety over all the possibilities. However, as I've always found, it's a lot less frightening to go through something than how my mind may make it out to be.


Emotions are especially tricky, too. You can think, draw, write, etc. an emotion. However, even to yourself, the expression of that emotion can come off all wrong and make things troublesome. One can try to objectively discuss, depict, etc. an emotion, but a feeling that may have felt really good an hour ago may not feel so good now. This applies visa-versa, too.


As for cute tunes, like the "5 Little Ducks", I wish people wouldn't stereotype them as "For Kids" when, in all honesty, it is a song and all music can be a great way to work with a feeling.


Personally, as my vision has been fading, I've had "5 Little Ducks" running through my head while I continue to do my best to keep positive. I feel myself smiling more when I focus on how "...the one with the feather on its back lead the others with his quack-quack-quack...". It, for me, is like a kick in the rump to not let sorrow fill my heart while remembering I am still worthwhile despite all that has happened to bring me to where I am now.


We as a society can be so judgmental. It is my hope that, one day, we'll all be better at listening to, relating, and respecting each other. The positives of asking a question, or giving someone more than five minutes before making a snap decision about them is astounding.