Rhapsodies

For me, when I saw today’s prompt, clock, The Masque of the Red Death was the only way to go. The Masque of the Red Death remains my favorite Poe story in it’s an unrelenting study of human decadence. The best thing about it for me is the way the story always goes back to the ebony clock, giving the story a fascinating rhythm.

And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.