Bringing Back the Song
The song reached out to her, and she risked the disapproval of her fellow travelers by delaying long enough to learn its name from the shopkeeper. And so she carried the music home, where she could replay it at any time.
From thousands of miles away, she closes her eyes and returns to the caravanserai along the Silk Road. And feels the presence of long-ago travelers lingering in its golden afternoon shadows.
– with love for the journey.
Photograph by Lou Ann Granger, September 2009
Musings on the song Gülümcan, from the album Köprüler. And the power of music to capture a precious moment from the journey.










