This was what I wrote in my free writing for the second week. It is extremely rough, as all free writing should be...however I thought I would post it for a chance to take criticism to edit it in order to clean it up a little bit, and make it into something other then just a couple descriptive paragraphs!Oh..and a title? Any ideas?
The once calm horses grew wild and full of fear as the mysterious light in the distance flashed blindingly into their eyes. Front legs came up, and horsemen went down. The horses kicked their legs in fear and hesitation of moving forwards. The path was no longer a welcoming trail to the startled horses. The horsemen kept persistent in moving the horses in a forward direction toward the flash of blinding light, but the horses showed no mercy. They kicked and screamed and threw themselves up dropping the horsemen to the ground like flies. With only two of five horses left with horsemen holding on with their lives, the free horses galloped their back legs around to the side, circling around to change direction of fate. They cantered away from the blinding light, feet barely keeping up with their bodies, with no intention on going back.
At least twenty minutes have gone by, horses showing no sign of tiring or weakness. The endless sound of crisp fall leaves being crushed beneath the feet of the powerful horses on a dry dirt road echoes through the forest. The screams and whistles of the abandoned horsemen drift away into a quite whisper of the cool fall wind. The darkness of the forest shows no sign of light, the blinding flash remains unknown. The adrenaline and instincts of the fleeing horses, leads them to their home territory of the safe barn. Without hesitation, the horses take themselves back into the barn through the main door that had been thrown open by the powerful winds of the October night. The horses walked cautiously back into their stalls, as if they were being walked in by invisible horsemen, tightly holding their reins in the grips of their hands.
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Hmm. This was interesting. My only suggestion is to use a semi colon in place of some of those commas. I enjoyed this though, I appreciate what you've created simply from your imagination. It's also great to see what you've accomplished in the little time we have during free writing. Loved it!
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