I thought I’d try to lighten the mood after my last post, and dig out one of my old flash fictions that I particularly like. Enjoy.
Antique Clock
The minute hand crept slowly around the elegant clock face, caressing the curlicues and spirals that embraced the numbers. It inched closer to midnight, pulling itself through the darkness with calm, firm strokes. The dependable sound of ticking filled the room, and it comforted him. As long as he could hear that deep, solid ticking, he knew that life continued outside.
Sitting in his armchair in the small house at the end of the world, Father Time prodded the burning coals in the fireplace. As the glowing embers crackled and popped, he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
I like the comforting images of time – the dependable clock, the man falling asleep in an armchair in front of a fire.