Excellent music and voice in the night air Madrigal By Moonlight by jim vecchio 200 Word Flash writing prompt entry

I played with dance bands all my life. Very low paying dance bands. Bands in the middle of nowhere. There’s a special feeling you get from playing a gig. You walk outside. Only the darkened sky and the blackened walkway know you’re there. As if you’ve stepped out of the bonds of reality and are living in a shadowy world known only to you, while the ghosts of music echo somewhere from land’s end. The blues kept creeping up on me and I cried much of the night. Sometimes, I’d stroll by an old bridge at city’s edge, a remnant from a bygone era that had outlived its time.  My thoughts turned to her. The things I said, why she left me. Tonight, as I reached the bridge, I heard a still small voice. I couldn’t tell who or what it was. It mingled with the thoughts in my head. “Come,” it seemed to say. “Come and join me.” Trembling, I crept to the center of the bridge and looked down. One leap, Eternity. Then my soul would be troubled no longer. Then, I realized it was her. Streaming from her heart. I would return to her. Beg her forgiveness. Writing Prompt Write a story on any topic. 200 Words Exactly! Title not included in count. Author Notes

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