Symphony of Hope

by cassie hughes   Oct 14, 2014


Silence fell and all the world stood still
as towers crumbled down
with hopes and dreams to
smash upon the broken streets below.
Birds no longer sang.
The music of the streets
was murdered under clouds
of dust that choked the
air from gasping lungs and stilled the blood.
A moments calm before then sound rushed
back in symphony of screaming
highs and crashing lows,
discordant in its first chaotic riff.
We held our breath.
Believing time could never bring
the harmonies back into
lives so shattered and bereft
by such a deed as never 'fore was seen.
But music heals.
And if the turning of the world
brings forth new melodies and form
in intermingled compositions,
we can sing again.
Then once more we can hope.
And where the music stopped will ever be
the centre in which dreams begin anew.

written for club prompt - To write about the day the music stopped

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  • 10 years ago

    by Hannah Lizette

    Thank you for participating in this week's writing prompt! As promised, here is your comment. :)

    After reading this a few times, I couldn't help but think of the tragedy of 9/11. The Twin Towers collapsing, how the dust crowded the entire city and their was panic but people were completely at loss for words. It was like there was moment of silence all around the world, not even the birds were singing with joy. But after that moment passed, when everything began to return to normalcy, as much normalcy as it could... the music healed. Music became a healing agent for all of us. We stood up with hope and sang together.

    I'm not sure if that is what you were meaning to write about, it could be about anything really, any kind of tragedy... but it's beautiful and such a very strong message! Great job, Cassie. :)

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