Poetry

Comet's Passage

(Undergoing Web Edit)

First published in the ezine LongStoryShort

Upon a silver horse, Comet rode through the sky
His mount's hair flying up, around, behind him,
In glorious, cascading light

The likes of which
The world beneath him
       Had never seen.

He urged on his powerful, space charger
Charting his course to the left,

Around, behind the planet,
Exulting, soaring beyond

Until the world below him,
Was the world behind him,
       And he moved on.

The stars dimmed, acknowledging his superior light
And his charger dropped silvery hairs glowing,

burning, in its wake,
A trail of fire fading, dimming

So that the world behind
And the stars they passed
       Would not soon forget.

To other planets, Comet journeyed
Guiding his horse between, above, beyond
Through cold space, streaming

He wheeled his beast,
To re-enter the solar system,
       The familiar cycle to repeat.




Fiction Archives

 

 

A note from the author:

 

"A variety of stories have flowed from my mind into the keyboard over years. Most of my fiction ends up becoming part of the larger stories I am telling. Such as the series The Sword of the Dragon and an as-yet-unpublished trilogy titled Earth Passage. As part of the experience on my website I wanted to have free reading available to my fans. In the Archives below you will find some stories that have been published by magazines and some that I chose to publish here. It is my hope that you will enjoy these as much as I enjoyed writing them."  -Scott Appleton

              

Fantasy

 

   Trapped in Imagination


The Space Sphere

Trapped in Imagination 2

 

The Trees of Angar Forest

Published in MindFlights Magazine

 

The Woodland King

Published in LongStoryShort

 

Gates of Bliss

 

Splintered Sacrifice

Published in LongStoryShort

 

Allegory

 

The Little Children Come

Published in LongStoryShort

 

Biblical

 

Moses & the Lamb

Published in LongStoryShort

 

 

 

 

 

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