Synesthetic decay

Dec 19, 2019 00:07

I can still hear echoes from my childhood. Standing in the basement of the old church, my grandfather and I are next to each other, my grandmother seated at the piano to my right. The baby blue walls take in what little sunshine peeks through the small windows at the opposite wall. They match the key Grandma is improvising in. G major ( Read more... )

week 9, idol, non fiction

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karmasoup December 21 2019, 17:27:39 UTC
The comparison of color to keys and emotion here is powerful, and this piece is so evocative of your love, and your loss. Thank you for sharing them both so beautifully.

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rayaso December 21 2019, 18:32:05 UTC
This was heart-wrenching in so many ways, combined with the wonderful. I am sorry to hear Grandpa Bill and your loss. I hope his passing will be easy.

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roina_arwen December 21 2019, 19:20:42 UTC
Sending hugs!

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tsuki_no_bara December 22 2019, 03:33:34 UTC
this is such a beautifully written tribute to your grandparents and step-grandpa and the music they brought into your life, and i really enjoyed reading it, but at the same time i'm so sorry ab0ut all three of them.

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m_malcontent December 23 2019, 21:48:29 UTC
So moving and powerful

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