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Ten word stories
Feb. 25th, 2014 09:36 pmRuthlessly he quashed every memory and slowly walked away forever.
What a squalid hellhole, he thought, gingerly dropping his luggage.
A hushed reverence fell as utter, weighty darkness burst forth.
Fallen leaves crunch as they silently walk, hand in hand.
Peering between raised fingers, he squints into the blinding light.
Shallow depressions mark the only evidence of his long travails.
Fluid melodies pierce the crisp autumn morning air, calling endlessly.
Rivulets run down cupped hands, mixing slightly with salty tears.
Sallow earth dusts lightly as the herd lows and meanders.
Single, icy droplets fall with a mindless determination and gusto.
Small, barely noticed scratches mar the door's surface, crying escape.
What a squalid hellhole, he thought, gingerly dropping his luggage.
A hushed reverence fell as utter, weighty darkness burst forth.
Fallen leaves crunch as they silently walk, hand in hand.
Peering between raised fingers, he squints into the blinding light.
Shallow depressions mark the only evidence of his long travails.
Fluid melodies pierce the crisp autumn morning air, calling endlessly.
Rivulets run down cupped hands, mixing slightly with salty tears.
Sallow earth dusts lightly as the herd lows and meanders.
Single, icy droplets fall with a mindless determination and gusto.
Small, barely noticed scratches mar the door's surface, crying escape.
