It sits before me every day, whispering my name. When I was a child, I ran to it every time life got hard. It was my escape, my calm in the storm, my peace deliverer.
During our time together, no one else existed. There were no other voices to be heard and no one to see. We were in our own private world.
I would spend hours with it, just the two of us. On it, I would release all of my emotions, my fears. The two of us grew very close.
Then one day I walked away. I got busy with life, and forgot all it had done for me over the years. Of how it had always been there during my toughest times. I had left it alone, and soon it became a collector of dust.
Every now and then I would glance at it, as it would call my name. A few minutes here and there, we would spend together, but never like we did before.
We made such beautiful music together. Notebooks full of music were written, it being the source. It whispers to me now, to come back, to release my emotions once more.
Will I return to it? My piano, the object that whispers my name.
This post is part of SoCS: https://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-3114/
This week your prompt will be “object.” Choose an object, or write about something you object to. Nouns and verbs don’t matter here at Stream of Consciousness Saturday. If you do go with the noun, try to include a picture.
Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
One big regret I have in my life is that I never learned to play piano. Now I live in a small condo and don’t have room for one. Oh well. Good post; well written.
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Thank you, Doobster. You can still learn. Digital pianos with weighted keys are ideal for condo dwellings. The good ones (such as Korg) sound almost identical to a real piano.
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I may give that a shot some day!
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ah, my grandmother seems to be coming back a lot lately: She always wanted me to learn to play the piano but I would rather read a book and play recorder or guitar. Please, go and play with it: Nothing is sadder than a lonely instrument 🙂
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Hmm, maybe it’s time for you to learn, eh? Guitars would be fun to play too. You are right – I shouldn’t leave it lonely.
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No not the piano but I am thinking about getting a guitar again and learning to write my own songs. That I would really like 🙂
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Very nice post 🙂
Instruments are for being used 😀
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Thank you! They sure are. 🙂
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Lovely post, my dear. Thank you for sharing that fond memory for SoCS this week! 🙂
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Thank you, Linda. 🙂 I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for the prompt.
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As a pianist (and an admirer of great writing), I love this! I’m sure the piano will welcome you back with open arms (or keys). 🙂
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I think you are right. I really need to start again, otherwise I know it will keep calling for me until I do.
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Yes, return to it. Music is medicine for the soul, and if you can make it–well, that would be so much better.
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I should. It is definitely medicine for the soul. 🙂
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Ohhhhh, I wish I could play the piano. I only play a little guitar. But like you with your piano, mine is collecting dust.
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Guitar would be fun too, and it seems (I could be wrong though) that people are able to learn it much faster than the piano. May be worth you trying again too. 🙂
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Yes, I think guitar is easier to learn. And I just may pick it up again. Time is my worse enemy though.
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I don’t know whether you abandoned your piano because life was good and putting your soul into the music was no longer needed. I know I played the flute, abandoned it in early adulthood but went back to it when the music was needed to soothe the soul. Sadly it is again abandoned and I wonder if I will ever play again. A lovely post.
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You’re right. Maybe I just didn’t need it for a while. Many times I still don’t, but I can’t deny how therapeutic it is, even in the good times. You should pick the flute up again. It’s not too late.
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Perhaps. My husband has taken up the ukelele so I will probably just sing along to his strummings.
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What an amazing instrument to have in your home; old, played by a loved one and just waiting to have your fingers touch the keys. With your new schedule, you may have the time to play again. 🙂
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