Belonging Quote by Jon Gresham
““Later, you told me what your mother had said. How your father, the farmer, rose up slowly. You told me how your mother wailed on the other end of the phone, grieving her loss and complaining about the basketball of a goitre perched on her shoulder. She told you, your father walked onto the veranda and saw a chook floating ten feet above the ground. The chook didn’t flap a feather and just sat there brooding, swaying in the breeze.””
About This Quote
Source Short Story: Unknown
A surreal recount of family grief and bizarre visions, blending loss with strange imagery.
In simple terms: Grief mixes with strange, floating images.
Key Takeaway
Find meaning amid surreal loss.
Themes
grief
surrealism
family
Mood
dreamy
poetic
Type
Belonging:0
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Father:1
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Longings:0
Loss:1
Mother:1
Parenting:0
Parents:0
Prose:0
Rising:0
Sglitftw:0
Short stories:0
Singapore-literature:0
Support:0
Vulnerability:0
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When to use this quote
- therapy
- creative writing
- storytelling
Key Concepts
symbolic imagery
psychological processing
Questions to Reflect On
- How does surrealism help process grief?
- What does the floating bird symbolize?
A Different Perspective
Abstract symbols may obscure raw emotion.
