Tag: madness

Then the wind changed direction, and with a great rush, a furious squall thrust the dreary fog back out into the sea. The sun shone clear and the seagull circled…

For a moment, the fog lessened, and he thought he might see their faces. Then, deep clouds rolled back in. "Speak!" he shouted in his blindness, lifting his clenched fists.…

Before they could answer, a spray of cold metal struck their faces. The stranger's harsh laughter filled the dense air. "Nightmares, you two gatekeepers have haunted my dreams and journey…

"Have I lost my way?" a voice asked. "I thought I saw two men here, but now I see only stones. So still, am I a fool? Have I mistaken…

And in time, a passing stranger offered them a curious glance; pausing, his feet stopped dead in their tracks. A moment of indecision, his gaze moving from the strangers back…

The wind blew over the receding tide, up the sands and rocks, and over and around the two patient figures who sat like shadows in the fog, their watchful gazes…

Here and there, the bird would reappear, or if it was not the same bird, a bird; it was never any more than one bird, and never for very long…