Tag: 150 words
-
Elsewhere…
Lilac skies and scattered starlight belie the time of day, reflected correctly from within the Pond of Paradise, at the edge of Elsewhere. Elephants trumpet alongside a kookaburra’s call, an owl flies overhead and a snow leopard patrols the realm with stealth. On the far bank a willow weeps with joy as a rainbow appears…
-
High Enough!
Breathlessly, the woman in the blue tweed suit looked up toward the next level. “This is high enough for me,” she announced to a passing child and her mother “I’m not going up there!” They both held onto the rail and carried on upwards, watching the woman as she laughed rambunctiously. The woman looked down…
-
Slightly Spooky Totally Silly Limerick 10: Silver
I think this is the final Slightly Spooky Totally Silly Limerick brought to you by Beyond The Sphere. Well, final three, actually, but who’s counting? Weaved / wove / woven between the words lies a sad tale of unwanted transformation, basic urges and the need for an impossible escape. On a cool night with a…
-
It Watches Me
On dark nights, as dark as dark gets, the only things visible through the shadows of the old trees in Smuggler’s Copse are the bright Moon and two bright yellow glowing orbs. Random things, they are, just hanging there. Like eyes on a portrait in a haunted house that follow you as you cross the…