You have to write to your own prompt, right, even if you're sleepy and slow?
So, I'm not sure I succeeded in telling a story, this is more like a prologue, and the demo is so very rough but I'm too tired to record it again better (I could certainly record it again worse!), and it's a skirmish, so I guess it's ok to share it as a work in progress.
This is also in response to an image I got while thinking about the colorstrology challenge, where I was gifted with the color Azalea, though that word just didn't seem to scan in the song.
Magic, Enough and to Share
Deirdre M Murphy
In a far off land, where memory’s lost
Is a child in an ancient starry grove
The winter is over, the heat melts the frost
And the spring brings warmth like a trove
And deep in the heart of the wood
In a land that is no longer mapped
In a language that’s no more understood
Is a magic long lost and trapped
There are bright flowers in that forest so vast
Brambly roses and stars of the ground
Tiny orchids that only bloom when they’re asked
And bell flowers that make a soft sound
And deep in the heart of the wood
In a land that is no longer mapped
In a language that’s no more understood
Is a magic long lost and trapped
There’s a treehouse, swaying soft in the breeze
In the trees like a tall ship in the skies
And a child who is dreaming intently, she sees
Kittens and bright-hued butterflies
Still deep in the heart of the wood
In a land that is no longer mapped
In a language that’s no more understood
Is a magic long lost and trapped
The butterflies whisper, and so sing the birds
And the kittens teach letters and rhymes
The child awakens, and speaks the old words
And the magic awakes with soft chimes
And deep in the heart of the wood
Is a land that is bright and aware
For the ancient language is again understood
And there’s magic enough and to share
Copyright ©2022 Deirdre M. Murphy (2/12/2022)
@bethdesombre Mar 2022
Love that first stanza -- it is an excellent invitation to the song. I agree that it sounds like a prologue -- but that's part of what's cool about it. It feels like setting a scene, like the opening music to a filmed story. #tit4tat
@misterdemp Feb 2022
Cool fantasy land and ancient sound with the melody and auto harp.
@ceilidh Feb 2022
This is an interesting weaving of images of spring and awakening, though I can't help but wonder which way fate will lead. Everything is balanced on the tip of the spear as the old words are spoken and the magic awakes -- will it be for good or ill?
@calicocat Feb 2022
I like this story!
@lcad Feb 2022
Love the autoharp, so open and bright. The melody and delivery of this matches the lyric beautifully and makes it feel ethereal, mythical, and magical. Love the last two verses especially, excellent storytelling!
@wobbiewobbit Feb 2022
love the sound of the autoharp. this has such a lovely folk feel, yes i like this as a setting the scene part of the story. nice skirmish and thanks for the prompt
@tunecat Feb 2022
I was transported to an image I had of wales - or somewhere similar. Like the harp gives it a really timeless quality.
@berni1954 Feb 2022
Ah, this is a great contribution to the old Irish "away with the faeries" song tradition. But not as dark as most of them, thankfully :)
@emkaydeebee Feb 2022
Great work with the autoharp! Your voice beautifully weaves the tale, and what a sweet tale it is - of what is just beyond our day to day humdrum viewing of life. Lovely!
@dzdandcunfsd Feb 2022
That's quite a beautiful story, even if you are sleepy. I especially love that chorus, it really resonates right now. I was just having a discussion with a few friends the other day about how many languages have been lost even relatively recently. Very few people my age and younger understand and/or can speak very many Native American languages except for the few that actually had written counterparts.