Two years ago, when I visited friends from my childhood that I hadn’t seen for scores of years, we had a wonderful time going through a box of mementos and then gathering around the piano to make music as sweet as the memories. Susan is a wonderful pianist and Karen a professional-level singer with a lovely soprano voice that always sends chills down my back. Patti and I, good high school altos that we once were, created the harmony. A perfect day with three of my favorite people whom I don’t see often enough. Sweet Harmony for sure.
Small Reunion
The pianist deftly presses out her chords.
The soprano’s voice slides smoothly from her throat
while we others strain until “Dear Heart” syrups our vocal chords
and we slip with less effort up and down the scale—
old friends singing even older songs.
The small dog snuggles in,
balancing on the plush chair back.
The mother of the pianist and the soprano
observes from her frame atop the piano.
All husbands out and about on other business.
Old letters reread, old memories pulled from forgetfulness,
each of us is left at the end richer—hearts refilled
from a shared past. Every word
has been a song of its own—
our notes blending together
in perfect harmony.
The prompt today was harmonize. This is a rewrite of a piece blogged two years ago. I’m getting ready for Camp Estrella so there won’t be much time for blogging for the next week!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
every word has been a song of its own.” This really got to me, Judy.
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Thanks Ann… Aren’t we the sentimental ones??? I know how you love those old memories as well.
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Beautiful moments. Your day and meet up sounds blissful and satisfying 🙂
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It always is when I see them. Luckily they both moved to Minneapolis, near where my sister and nieces live, so I get to see them every year or so for the past six years.
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Maybe I’m just having (or just about to have) an emotional day, but this one really got me, Judy. There’s nothing like old friends and family joining voices and singing.
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I know. They say that aromas conjure up memories more than any other sense, but there is something about music that does it as well.
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The perfect examples of harmony…. old friends merging again with memories and music. 🙂 Beautiful!
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Well put.
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