Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers ~ Writing challenge.
Hosted by Priceless Joy.
The goal is to write a story between 100-150 words (give or take 25 words) based on the provided photo.
This week’s photo prompt is provided by Scott, author of the blog, Scott’s Place
COMPASSION
by John Yeo
The Gaucho regarded the penned wild horses with a sadness that welled up into a sympathy for these beautiful creatures. As he regarded this latest herd of captives waiting to be broken and tamed one of the horses held his gaze. He began to feel an extreme sadness for the loss of freedom of the wild horses roaming the range. It was almost as if this magnificent creature was communicating with him as pictures formed in his mind, of the love between a stallion and his favourite mare. The colts running and jumping along with the herd as they traversed the range. Wind rustling through the brush and ruffling the manes of the free-moving, fast-galloping horses.
“I have broken in so many horses in my long career, I have never felt this way before!” He murmured.
The wild horse held his gaze, he felt a deep compassion well up inside of him. The horse whinnied and tossed its head.
Entranced the gaucho unlocked the gate and set them free.
(171 WORDS)
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I love this John! A cowboy feeling so much compassion for the wild horses that he sets them free! Love it! You create a wonderful image of the horses and colts as he contemplates his decisions. Thank you so much for participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Challenge!
A wonderful story. I’m so glad he did have compassion and set the horses free.
Great story
So beautifully written…it’s wonderful that compassion for the horses has awoken the need to set them free with the help of this magnificent creature.
I loved this story. Something he had been doing for years but now there is this special communication with a beautiful wild horse.