Thanks for posting this. I’ve begun working with that low pitched drone she referred to and appreciate a mention of it. Also, I once, many years ago, ended up at a picnic with a group of fellow travelers on that riverside, looking across towards the Land Beyond the River. This story brings me back there.
The fact that she’s been telling that story non-stop for 30+ years probably helps as well. ha ha
Oh, it did at the time. It was at a public workshop and I was dripping with tears and I kept hearing myself think, “I never thought I would ever see you again.”
However, there has been no residual longing–and I never really thought about that until reading your reply. The experience feels a part of me moving forward rather than something I left behind. It feels appropriate within the context of that time period, but not where I’m heading to now. I’m a far more interesting fellow now than I was then, I would say.