RE: Steemit Open Mic Week 69 – 'Kaleidoscope Grey' (Original Song)
I was first struck by the illustrated thumbnail image of your video turning into "you." As soon I hit play I thought, wow - now that was cool! I then began listening to your most awesome composition and performance and was equally impressed.
As if all that weren't enough, I then opened another window and began to read your post as your performance was more than half-way through, and BAM, the combination released the rest of my emotional floodgates, and they really began to flow quite freely.
The most poignant moment for me was right as I finished reading, I went back to your video, which was still playing in another open window - to witness your closing chords and to see you looking up toward the sky as the raindrops danced on the skylight above.
So moving for me... I really loved it a lot. :-)
Wow – @passion-ground – it is the possibility of responses such as this that makes the risk of sharing so completely worth it. To know that a complete stranger actually took the time to watch, listen, look deeper is truly nourishing. The fact that you also noticed all those extra details that were so important to me is like the perfect cherry on top. The opening sketch...the raindrops on the window – important elements of the overall story.
The illustration – I had the idea, and knew it was different, yet it felt wise to do something to make my entry stand out. That's part of what's been most awesome about this platform – besides the creativity it has re-awoken in me – this new experience of absolute follow-through. Meaning – I've had random inspirations my whole life. I generally imagine a thing, then promptly move on, without making the effort.
Here, I've been acting on nearly every creative impulse, seeing immediate returns every time. Having become so accustomed to being drowned out by billions of other voices, this has done wonders for my sense of purpose – as though all these creative gems I've been quietly hoarding finally have a place to flourish. Somehow...I feel lighter for it.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for lending me your kind ear. :)