‘They keep the weeds under control,’ Emile explained when Hannah asked why goats were roaming the graveyard.
‘But don’t they eat the flowers?’
‘People don’t leave flowers here anymore. No one’s been buried here for a hundred years.’ He stooped to avoid a low branch and waited for Hannah on the other side. ‘People can’t be bother with the long since departed. We only see your kind these days.’
‘My kind?’
‘Yeah, history nuts who prefer the dead to the living.’
‘Oh I don’t-’
‘Makes a change at least. It’s nice to have a little warmth amongst all this stone.’
Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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I must be one of “your kind” as well. I really enjoyed mapping our location cemetery and learning about some of the founding fathers of our little community. Perhaps we should get some goats. It would be far cheaper than hiring someone to mow and weedeat the cememtery. 🙂
Anybody living will do, right?
So it would seem.
He should rejoice in her interest 😉
Till the next of “her kind” comes along!
I think any kind of living is good on a graveyard…
I must be one of “your kind” as well. I really enjoyed mapping our location cemetery and learning about some of the founding fathers of our little community. Perhaps we should get some goats. It would be far cheaper than hiring someone to mow and weedeat the cememtery. 🙂
They can also clamber into lots of places that mowers can’t reach.
Great take on the prompt.
Thank you 😊