Sensory Melancholy

Write a brief tale where the character experiences a deep sense of melancholy triggered by one of their five senses.

Our senses have the power to transport us back in time, invoking a memory or emotion. With this prompt, hone into one of your character’s senses e.g. the sight of an old photograph, smell of fresh rain, sound of a song etc, and let it elicit a feeling of profound sadness within them. Paint a vivid picture of the event or memory that connects the sense to the emotion. This allows an exploration of how our senses are entwined with our emotional memory and the potency of our sensory experiences.