That Old Fiddle of His

A long and narrow road. Trees stretched in the summer breeze. The dirt and fallen leaves crescendoed under my footsteps. As I walked down this road, my mind turned to the towering trees. They were cool, and smooth to the touch. I closed my eyes and breathed. I could smell salt in the air, and I knew that ocean was near. I emerged from the end of the road There I found a great white house, perched at a sea-side cliff. The salty winds had taken a toll on the old mansion, it’s paint chipped. An old man came into view. He sat on an old log overlooking the sea. He had a fiddle and bow in hand. He contemplated, pondered, and thought, of the perfect note to end his song. Then he heard me, and called me over. He told me to sit, and be still, to open my mind to the notes he played. Together we sat, on that sea cliff, as he played on that old fiddle of his. Nothing seemed to matter, not the time, nor the weather. Everything was peaceful, as we sat, listening to that old fiddle, of his.