Thursday, October 23, 2014

Melody

Swan Lake.

[...]

She spins, spins, spins, leg lifted and hands held above in perpetual grace, as the tinny melody wafts in gentle waves of nostalgia, dancing on a mirror stage.

And then, dark silence.


[...]

The lid slams shut. 

The music stopped and she died.




1 comment:

  1. How mysterious and delightful! I like the tremendous contrast between the initial grace of the figure and its later death. I was confused that the dark silence came before the lid closing; does the music start again after that? This has a powerful conclusion.

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