Written for: Sunday Muse #150 (posted by Carrie)

(Abandoned in an old forgotten villa in France)
Hurried, being chased
from their home. The family
gathers their most precious
possessions–ones they are
able to carry. Cannot afford
to tarry here where danger
lurks. Only the father,
musician and teacher, takes
the time to smash his beloved
piano, tears coursing down
his cheeks, so that no enemy
hands will ever be able
to play.
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Wow this is heart stirring Sara. That ending packs a punch too. Beautiful, deeply sad, and one of your finest!
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Thanks so much, Carrie.
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Crazy ending. So that no enemy hands will have to pay. He’s jealous of his piano. I love.
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Thanks, Kenyanito.
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🙂 any time…
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O Sara, you wrote of one of my back brain concerns. Old folk wouldn’t be up to a hasty exit.
That made me smile, an enjoyable read. It could happen here.
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The capability is always just around the corner. Thanks, Jim.
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Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow….I love this.
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Thanks so much, Zelda.
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You’re welcome.
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That’s a tear jerker Sara.
Happy Sunday
much💓love
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Thanks, Gillena. Hope you are safe and healthy.
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Those lines echo that haste and are, as others have noted, heart wrenching.
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Thanks, wyndolynne.
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Heartbreaking.
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Thanks, VJ.
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And today there are those who say the holocaust never happened! Such memories as this live on for so many holocaust survivors and their descendants!
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Yes. Heartbreaking though it is, it must live on.
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Nice take on this! Love the attitude of it.
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Thanks, Alexander!
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Sara, so heartbreaking.
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Thanks, Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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“Only the father,
musician and teacher, takes
the time to smash his beloved
piano” – Oh my!
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Thanks, q!
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I am fascinated by the direction you took with the photography … inspired!!!
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Thanks, Helen!
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I wondered if war was the reason for the abandonment. So many left quickly to find a place of safety. The image of destroying something so loved is heartbreaking.
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It probably was the only defiance he could show them. Thanks, Truedessa.
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Heartbreaking, yet I know it happened too many times. Sometimes treasure must be kept away from those who wouldn’t appreciate it.
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Absolutely. Thanks, Susie.
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Hi, Sara. Thank you so much for the follow and I am following you too. 😊
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