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Ofifoto's avatar

How blessed are you to have loved your cousin that much. May her soul sing through you.

Reading this essay brought to mind the experience of a live, unrecorded musical performance. Different for both the performer and the audience; a personal experience with a myriad of possible effects, but a mere memory at its conclusion.

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Jeri's avatar

Thank you. This beautiful meditation on process and product, the impermanence of life and the endurance of grief resonates. “ like a wave washing over a fortress of sand”.

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Nina Paley's avatar

Beautiful.

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