and neither of us noticed we had both been silent for almost 5 minutes.
there is a moment that occurs between two people. a moment of recognition, where you catch yourself in a silence. that sneaks up on you, unplanned, unannounced. and then all of a sudden you are enveloped. you awaken from a stream of consciousness like stepping on to a railway platform, arriving in a pause. a half note rest between phrases. a lifting of the bow a drawing in of breath two hands poised in mid air. Fer·ma·ta: n. The prolongation of a tone, chord, or rest beyond its indicated time value. and so you revel in, bask and hold on for as long as you can, until i clear my throat and the music starts again.