The fine dust of the road rose in small clouds that glistened white and tan in the midmorning sun. Quiet unhurried steps moved along the hard pack as he enjoyed the living majesty of the forest that framed the winding highway like river banks. Was it song worthy? Perhaps? A ballad, a sonnet, maybe just a short haiku like the elves enjoyed, but then he was well versed at making the mundane into magic.
With a flourish he produced his flute and played a long note and then listened for the subtle reverberations as it hung suspended on nothing, clinging in the morning like a spider on its thread waiting to ensnare and encapsulate its needed sustenance. He cleared his throat, seeing not a soul before the bend in the road ahead, and began to sing to the magical still hanging note.
"I'm trying to hollld, my breath." He vocalized, "Let it stay this way, don't let this moment end."
He raised his arms and began to turn as he reveled in the mystical power of music.
"Youuuu set off a dreeeeam in meee." He continued as his voice lifted, "Getting louder now. Can you heeearrr it echoooiiiinggg?"
Oblivious to all but the moment he continued his song as he walked slowly waiting as always for the flora to bow and the fauna to applaud.
With a flourish he produced his flute and played a long note and then listened for the subtle reverberations as it hung suspended on nothing, clinging in the morning like a spider on its thread waiting to ensnare and encapsulate its needed sustenance. He cleared his throat, seeing not a soul before the bend in the road ahead, and began to sing to the magical still hanging note.
"I'm trying to hollld, my breath." He vocalized, "Let it stay this way, don't let this moment end."
He raised his arms and began to turn as he reveled in the mystical power of music.
"Youuuu set off a dreeeeam in meee." He continued as his voice lifted, "Getting louder now. Can you heeearrr it echoooiiiinggg?"
Oblivious to all but the moment he continued his song as he walked slowly waiting as always for the flora to bow and the fauna to applaud.