New Work In Progress!
February18, 2025 posted by Merryjest
So, yesterday I was moseying about the headquarters of the Second Life Enquirer, one of the oldest newspapers in the paltform, when I saw this:
So, I basically found about a songwriting contest, and thursday is the day you have to perform your piece. Surely the time is past to work on any entries, right?
Clearly, you must not know me very well! I decided to get started writing it yesterday night- and right now I'd like to say I'm about 50% done. I know it won't win- it'sway too different in style compared to what will probably be offered, but I figured it would be a good way to challenge myelf. And get a new composition in the process.
And, okay, potentially get some of those sweet, sweet Lindens. Come to papa- Cheshire needs a new pair of shoes!
I don't actually wear shoes in Second Life but that is beside the point. Disregard that I am often beside the point, and myself, please.
For the textual subject of the song, I decided to use a poem I wrote shortly after the death of my mother.
There she goes, in scented thoughts
and the aftermath of breath,
In the tying of the knots
that outlast the bounds of death,
that entreat the self to wake
and the other's absence trace
in remembrances of ache,
the soft contours of her face.
Here she is, for she is dear-
There she goes, to her I hie-
She is all things far and near-
There she goes, and thus go I.
My mother's death was an extremely traumatic event for me, as we were extremely close. It was traumatic for everyone, because she was well-loved and she knew how to love well. I wrote the poem from my father's point of view, which in a way helped to put into words what had only been raw emotions, even if it they were filtered through a different speaker's lens. What I have so far follows in the embedded video- I will let you know how it all turns out!