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A Moment of Peace

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Take a breath, hold it. Let it out slowly. Nothing but this moment. Be free. Poise the bow over the strings. There is nothing but the silence.

And then.

Music.

A beautiful push and pull of cascading sweeps and sounds. Smooth, like the surface of glass, and just as fragile. Trailing up into the air like a wayward kite, to descend again in graceful arcs. Nothing but the music. Nothing but now. Only the ecstasy of this, this wondrous moment. No hate. No pain. Only a swelling happiness that lifts you out of all misery forever for this moment.

It seems too soon the song is over. To soon the bow comes to a stop and the strings lose their resonating timbre. Too soon for the world to come crashing back like the tossing waves of a stormy sea.

With a sigh, detach yourself from that wonderful bliss. Return to the world where your anger waits. Wrap it round you like a cloak, hide behind it like a mask. Go out onto the streets in this safe and tormented disguise. As all good things end, your moment of peace has long gone.
My tribute of sorts to Karl, the crazed amusement park statuary who was created by the ever so marvelous :iconunknown-person:

I hope I haven't destroyed his character here.
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Maralyss's avatar
I can't believe nobody took it in their favorites. It's beautiful, I love your style ^^
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