Six Sentence Sunday – 30 September 2012

Posted on September 30, 2012 by CC

Greetings, all!

We are rejoining David and continuing directly from last week’s snippet from Giant Killer:

Retrieving his staff, he returned to the shade of the nearby olive tree, swallowed greedily from his water bladder, and took up his lyre from where it leaned against the tree; he plucked its strings, trying to recall the melody he’d been constructing when the lamb went off the edge. Humming to himself, he strummed and began to play.

Rich chords, sounding larger than the small harp from which they sprang, filled the dusty afternoon air. A melody, light and lyrical, intertwined amongst them, cavorting with first one chord and then another. Running up-scale and down-, the notes floated around him, hanging in the hazy light. The youth’s fingers flew across the strings, dancing lightly over the instrument as they wove the enchanting music—even the sheep stopped to listen.

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‘Til next time!

17 thoughts on “Six Sentence Sunday – 30 September 2012”

Tory Michaels on September 30, 2012 at 3:11 am said:

This sounds like a great read. Thanks for sharing!
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 9:21 am said:
  
  Thanks for commenting, Tory!
Elin on September 30, 2012 at 6:31 am said:

I really like the scene setting here, the little details. The story of David and Jonathan is a good one. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 9:21 am said:
  
  Thanks, Elin!
Chris Kelworth on September 30, 2012 at 9:42 am said:

It’s not easy to bring a familiar character to life in your own way, so vividly. Well done, thanks for sharing.
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you stopped by, Chris! Thanks for the support.
J.M. Blackman on September 30, 2012 at 10:19 am said:

I agree with Elin. You’ve really set such a harmonic scene, with perfectly chosen details. It was a joy to read.
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 5:43 pm said:
  
  Glad you enjoyed it, JM!
Silver James on September 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm said:

Beautifully written–almost prose-like in the construction and description. Well done, C.C.!
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Silver!
Chip Etier on September 30, 2012 at 3:58 pm said:

Like the sheep, I stopped to hear the music. Well done!
- CC on September 30, 2012 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  Chip, thanks for taking the time to comment!
Siren A. Star on October 6, 2012 at 2:22 am said:

Beautiful description! Great six!
- CC on October 6, 2012 at 10:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks for reading, Siren!
Elin on October 7, 2012 at 11:56 am said:

Okay, buster, where’s this week’s? 🙂
- CC on October 9, 2012 at 1:17 pm said:
  
  So sorry … had some sort of technical issue with the scheduling function.
  Mea culpa! But we’re up now!
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