An Agreement of Foes, A Short Story

The knight entered the audience chamber, an upbeat tempo to his pace.

“The dragon shall cause us no more dismay, my Queen“, he stated, stopping to bow before her.

“So the dragon is slain then?”, She inquired.

“No my Queen, we have settled our disputes, however, and the beast has agreed to leave the kingdom.”

“You made an agreement with that foul thing, on MY behalf! And you come here expecting praise?! If I didn’t fear the dragons betrayal, t’would be your head for this!”

Unshaken, the knight looked up. “You are the payment.”

With that, the dragon burst into the chamber, scooped the queen into his talons and with a nod to the night, flew off into the darkness.

The knight ascended the dias and seated himself on the throne. I could get used to this, he thought to himself.

The end.

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

Thank you to rauschenberger @pixabay for the knight and dragon image

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: upbeat

Word of the Day Challenge: Queen

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

Sunday Photo Fiction: Urgent Announcement

Urgent Announcement: Scientists recently discovered that the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is voraciously feeding and growing. As a result, odd gravitational waves may be felt throughout the galaxy. The results of one such wave apparent in the picture above. Please be on the lookout for massive waves headed your way! Stay safe everyone!

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I hope you enjoyed this little fictitious tidbit. Have a great day!

This post was prompted by this week’s Sunday Photo Fiction. Check it out and join in!

Thank you to Ama64 @pixabay for the original chair image

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

A Pretty Moth and Solem Poem, Read and Relax

A pretty moth,

Some blades of green…

This image doth,

Invoke serene…

A quiet place,

In restful hearts…

A solemn pace,

Where stress departs.

I hope the slow relaxing pace of this poem has helped you let some stresses go. Rest and have a great afternoon!

James Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

Dancing Dragons, A Lovely Cheerful Poem

In the middle of this place,

Several dragons dance…

See here now their tight embrace,

A look of pure romance…

Sensual and colors bright,

A joyful lovely scene…

On display in full sunlight,

Upon a stage of green.

These are actually some snapdragons that my wife had planted in an area we’re calling our butterfly garden. They really took off and were blooming so pretty that I had to take a photo, and of course compose a poem too. There is a red variety and a pink variety a bit inner twined in a close embrace 🙂

Have a great day!

Fandango’s One Word Challenge (#FOWC): middle

Word of the Day Challenge: Sensual

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019