Thursday, February 9, 2017

Favorite sound (Dream thread)

We talk restlessly until the sun rises over the trees. It was just me and my grandmother sitting on the front porch at her house in Brasil. You could hear the humming of the bugs that would fly past your ear and the chirping crickets in the distance. The warm mugs of hot cocoa were keeping my hands toasty and the knitted blanket over my shoulders was keeping out the slight breeze that was in the air. She has the best laugh and it was contagious, anyone in the same room as her would always join along in laughter and that is my favorite thing about her. No matter how i feel in the moment, she can always put a smile on my face. We had been up the whole night and she told me stories of her childhood growing up in Crane, Missouri and her high school experiences. They were all so interesting and way different from mine. Its hard to relate to her experiences but i still love listening. We continued giggling and sharing until we finally saw the dark blues of the sky fading into a beautiful vibrant orange, and i have never seen a sunset so amazing. I embraced the moment and took a deep breath, so did my grandma. We looked at each other and instantly started laughing again and that's when i realized its my favorite sound in the world.

1 comment:

  1. What a sweet moment...I like the sensory details you've included about the buzzing insects and the orange sunset and the sound of laughter.

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