Mustang Monday

Prompt~ what do hoofbeats sound like?
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Mustang Monday

Within the glow of a purple dawn…
They rumble far off in the distance, shaking the wide open prairie and rattling the cloud strewn sky. Marching in a cadence of chaos, each soul runs on perfect instinct with manes flowing out behind. One cannot discern an individual from the cacophony as they claim the ground beneath them as their own.

Under the blistering noonday sun…
They stomp and skromp at the sandy soil, liberating the dust from its hiding places. They clomp and slop along the muddy riverbank, leaving imprints to mark the best places to drink. They whomp and scrunch through the lonely clumps of sage and yucca in search of an emerald meal worthy of their majesty.

Beneath the sacred starlight…
They canter and cavort across the undulating hills, their primal rhythm stirring the earth from its exhausted slumber. An equine symphony of percussion reverberates out in all directions, calling all to task, unifying the many sounds of creation into one complex melody, a song… a psalm of freedom.
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Flash Fiction~ 171 words
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