“The Prophecy,” A Flash Fiction/Senryu

Posted on by Colleen M. Chesebro

I’m combining my Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, using synonyms for “love and time, with the Carrot Ranch Literary Community August 16, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a comet. I used the words “continuum” for time, and “benevolence,” for love.

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The comet streaked across the sky dragging a fiery tail against the inky blackness. Dennitsa shivered in the gathering gloom. Her dreams of late had been infiltrated by the ancestors revealing the prophecy this celestial nomad heralded. Time was running out.

The old ways of healing-magic were in danger. Today, the Byzantine priests had instituted a plan to hunt down and kill the fairy witches, thus performing a cleansing upon the land.

Ripples of magic exploded from the woman’s form silhouetted against the night sky.

Her spirit calls out—

the continuum answers,

benevolence found.

The solution came from above.

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© 2018 Colleen M. Chesebro

Images: Creative Commons Pixabay.com

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36 thoughts on ““The Prophecy,” A Flash Fiction/Senryu”

    1. The 2 week floor remodel has me rusty for writing. LOL! Thanks, Sis. I’ve got my new book stuck in my head. 😀 ❤

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    1. LOL! This is part of the SOF novella – at least in thought. I’ve got to make some changes since we are now eight. 😀

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    1. Ohhh, thank you, Diana. I’m writing the Sisters of the Fey book and this could serve as the blurb! LOL! Writing away happily. Hope all is well with you. ❤

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    1. Thanks, Charli. This flash helped me to lock down my plot for my new book. I love when that happens. 💖

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