Emu Sentinels
On the damp soil, she walks with her long skirt trailing behind her. Brittle leaves of crimson, ochre, and rust lay dying and whispering beneath her boots. Above, the naked branches reach out like darkened fingers into the moonlit sky.
There, in the clearing near an old maple, stood two motionless emus. Their ragged feathers blended into the shadows of the branches. Unblinking and fixed upon her, their eyes glowed faintly into the moonlight. They did not move as the night wind hissed through the ghostly trees like a warning.
She stood hushed and frozen in the autumn woods as though caught in a spell.
Written by Kimberly A Reed a.k.a Pen name Oddlyme
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I find Emus Gothically unsettling, spooky, and signal that something is amiss nearby. I’d love to see Emus become part of the Gothic and Halloween theme.
Do you agree?
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