A New Beginning

Fingers gliding across the keys

The piece embedded in her brain from countless repetition

The tune filled the musty air

The notes flowing and twirling

Across the small room like a rippling stream

This was all she had left of a life she once had

The music stirred distant memories to life

Wispy gray hair rested on hunched shoulders

This was the end, she thought

Yet her faded green eyes seemed to light up

As the music danced melodically into her ears

The song was more than a melody

Her lips curved into a gentle smile

Joy and hope rang through her body

The notes unlocked a door that was closed long ago

She grew younger and younger each note

Pleasant memories unfolded that were lost and forgotten

What had seemed like the end

Was only a new beginning