Kelley Farrell

Writer // Creative

It Sounds Like Blue

The violinist swayed like smoke. The small crowd followed suit as he laid a spell over them with his dance. The beat of the small drum set vibrated through the ground just enough for the man to keep time along.

He squinted as the bow struck and slid across the strings while the violinists’ fingers moved devilishly quick. The young girl beside him slid a crumpled piece of paper into the palm of his hand.

“It sounds like blue, light not dark, like watching storm clouds or flying towards the stars with wind in your hair. It feels like love.”

music-roomPHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Word Count: 100

Thank you to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields as always for wrangling in Friday Fictioneers.

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25 responses to “It Sounds Like Blue”

  1. neilmacdon Avatar
    neilmacdon

    succulent use of language

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you, I appreciate it

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  2. Iain Kelly Avatar
    Iain Kelly

    Lovely the way music painted the colours and images for them.

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you, I tried to make it a lovely description while still sticking to the 100 words or less

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  3. 4963andypop Avatar
    4963andypop

    This was like a puzzle to me, and i love puzzles! Nice observation and imagery: swayed like smoke; devilishly quick; sounds like light blue.

    I noticed you mentioned the drum’s vibration through the ground and a man keeping time. I wondered whether the “he”was the violinist or a spectator, because “the violinist” sounded awkward coming in the middle of the sentence asit did, if it were referring to the violinist himself.

    But when i saw your tags it started to become clear— tell me if i got it right–the man in the audience was deaf, possibly the girl as well, could be the whole audience. But no one signed, so it makes me think the man alone was deaf. Thank you for this braintwister!

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      I’m glad it was like a puzzle for you (and that you like puzzles!). Because we only have 100 words or less on this one I had a hard time when I first wrote it distinguishing between the two. I settled with just saying “the violinist” then leaving everything else to describe “the man”. The man is deaf but, at least in my mind, he is the only one. The girl I pictured being like a daughter or niece who can hear and described the sound for him.

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      1. 4963andypop Avatar
        4963andypop

        A very thoughtful and emotive child. I hope he teaches her to sign, assuming he know how. Deaf culture, including their appreciation for music, is a precious and fascinating thing from what little i know of it.

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  4. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    This was absolutely beautiful, Kelley… lyrical and poetic and I love how colour was associated to the music.
    For some strange reason, I thought of “Mask” where Rocky explains colours by textures to a blind girl…

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you! I actually think that’s a really good comparison! It’s just something I’ve thought about, because colors and sounds are so embedded into our language and our observation of things how do you explain one of them to someone who has never seen or heard?

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        So very glad you do. I agree wholeheartedly!

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  5. Keith's Ramblings Avatar
    Keith’s Ramblings

    A beautiful and skillfully written piece. Delightful.

    Click to read my FriFic tale

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you very much, I appreciate it!

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  6. michaelwynnauthor Avatar
    michaelwynnauthor

    As everyone’s already said, lovely descriptive piece with great imagination

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you so much for reading

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  7. granonine Avatar
    granonine

    Love that ending bit. Sensitive girl.

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you for reading!

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  8. Sascha Darlington Avatar
    Sascha Darlington

    Love that last line–gorgeous! 🙂

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you Sascha!

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  9. lisarey1990 Avatar
    lisarey1990

    The images in this are great.

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you so much for reading

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  10. jillyfunnell Avatar
    jillyfunnell

    Beautifully told.

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      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you so much

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  11. thereluctantpoet Avatar
    thereluctantpoet

    Loved the way you weaved this beautiful piece! Loved the musical theme! Are you a songwriter??? Bravo!

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    1. Kelley Farrell Avatar
      Kelley Farrell

      Thank you for reading! Nooooo! I’ve never really tried writing a song but I’m pretty bad at making things rhyme. I can keep them within a rhythm but I’m not sure if that’s all it would take to write a song.

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  12. thereluctantpoet Avatar
    thereluctantpoet

    Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
    Come and enjoy – IT SOUNDS LIKE BLUE

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