The Race At The End Of Three County Fair (flash fiction)

So, there was, this weekend, a writing prompt from Sammi Cox who offers these on a regular basis. The latest was to use the word “revel” in a piece of prose or a poem with a goal of, this time around, exactly 69 words.

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The Race At The End Of Three County Fair

She was the finest horse across three counties, four if you included Wayneer

No one ever included Wayneer

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Her name?

Tomorrow

as she was fast as

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She was entered in Three County Fair’s grand finale

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He was the finest horse in Wayneer and reveled

the race

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His name was Time

He caught Tomorrow’s eye

at the gate

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The finale never even began

They grazed