The Loss of Innocence

In an irrepressible daze, she quietly slipped from her bedroom window into the star filled night in silence. Uncaring of the darkness, drawn by the mesmerizing, sweet, perfumed sound filling her nostrils drawing her beyond discipline with complete abandon, the sound of his guitar.  It was rich and fragrant, flowing into her being filling her with longing, wanting, needing the promised intimacy that carried her toward the throbbing vibration. She needed to become one with the sound, dance in its fragrance, whirl in its magic. No coat or jacket was required in the early evening mist. The long-sleeved cotton gown was enough to warm her as she floated across the tall meadow grass toward the woods. The music called her; he called her.

The forgotten Promise

Forgotten was Mama Dee’s commanding voice that had forced Harmony Joi to make unremembered promises to remain at home and away from him as she hurried to assist Doc. Bird with a difficult baby delivery. She would promise anything, say anything. It must be toward 3:00AM, no promise or pledge mattered. Only his music mattered. His eyes, his shy smile or what some called a sly grin that formed devilish means to conceal his devilish thoughts. She was convinced it was a secret grin, used selectively to occupy his opponent’s eyes by carefully revealing perfect teeth surrounded by thick sensuous lips. The trim mustache and carefully trimmed beard concealed  his true thoughts and motives.

His Eyes

Was it accidental or intentional the early evening meeting a few days after that Sunday evening occurrence?  As she had walked out of Doc Bird’s drug store he appeared in her path and simply took off those unique glasses, looked into her eyes and said, “I’ll call you.” She lost all sense of time and space weakening in the hypnotic power of his gaze. With heart, hands and knees trembling she stood stuttering, attempting to give her phone number to the empty space where his reality had been. And now, the following night his music beckoned her with mystic command calling her spirit to its presence.