Winner (November 2025) "Horlosie"

Published on 16 December 2025 at 14:23

"Horlosie" by Vedihka_Writes

In a town called 'losie

live the forever after society.

frozen in time they stay

and only one knows the way.

denizens of eternity

cursed for their hostility.

their lives a frozen mystery

a chilly tale in history.

They say that father time himself once graced their streets.

the icy trees were once crimson as beets.

but no one knows where time himself did flee

for he alone cand set them free.

though centuries hath passed them by

no one recalls how or why.

never to break the silence he said

suppressing even the urge to be dead.

oh, how marvelously he carved this tale!

how beautifully he'd ensured all plans for escape would fail!

for only he can unleash the ice that does preserve

the memories of their actions that they deserve.

many moons from now will they see the sun once more

or perhaps instead, they'll see death's door.

Image Description: An aged wristwatch with decorative scrollwork around the timepiece rests on a wooden table. The photo is sepia toned, giving it an antique feel.

Credit: Caio / Pexels


About the Poet

Vedikha_Writes (Libra, INTJ) is an avid reader, a lecturer by day and a writer and poet by night. She is currently working on three original stories: The White Lab (sci-fi), The Timeless Ones (mythology), and Code: Delta (murder mystery). Read more by Vedikha_Writes on her Wattpad and Neobook profiles. She writes on Wattpad under @Vedikha_Writes and Neobook under @snow_sparkles_7.

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