9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for March 03, 2010
Transcript:
Gran says, "In the last moment of the song, when I sang 'o ma France, o ma delaissee,' I realized my eyes were closed. …I had stopped feeling frightened, and was lost in such sadness." Gran says, "I bowed my head again… then the song was over. In the breathless silence, I stared at the hem of my gown and wondered if everyone had crept out - a thought superseded by the terrifying realization that I had no idea how I was going to get off."