Here’s the strange and slightly out of this world New Year’s Eve
edition of Drabble Wednesday…
A Glitch in Time
Tick, tick, tick
The sound in my
head, always time tick-tocking.
Tick, tick, tick.
Shut it off! Stop
the clockwork, stop the sound!
Tick, tick, tick
Something’s wrong,
not right, always the noise, always the clockwork in my head.
Tick, tick, tick
Tick-tock. Goes the
clock. Always in my head. Wish I were dead.
Tick, tick, tick
Make it stop! Make
it stop! Make it stop!
Tick, tick, tick
What can I do? For
silence, for quiet? All I want is quiet.
Tick, tick, tick
But what’s a mechanical
man to do, when the clockwork is him?
Tick, tick, tick
Mystical Renewal
I watched as the crows flew past the shining moon, like
flowing black ink over parchment. The lunar beauty dominated the sky, even
overshadowing the darkening clouds. It was a perfect night to usher in a new
year.
I poured the sanctified oil, shaping a circle in the snow,
and knelt inside its confines, cold seeping into my bones. I bent my head and
intoned the ritual prayer, extending my hands in supplication. For three breaths,
I felt nothing, then the blessed radiance of the moon flowed into my flesh and
blood. Suspended between earth and heaven before I transformed.
New Year’s Moon
~Base Dispatch News~
Well, Moon Base Alpha decked the halls for Christmas, and
transformed the dining hall into a moonlight ballroom for New Year’s Eve. The
party boasted a Dance Under the Stars theme with the latest holographic
decorations.
Base personnel partied hard, donning festive hats and
downing drinks. There were the usual indiscretions and high jinks, and chaotic
excitement when Lieutenant Mills’ Flashineger Beastie got out its cage and
knocked over the Orion cocktails. However, it was the midnight countdown that
set everyone abuzz. No one expected our commander to bare his backside to ring
in the New Year.
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