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Moonlight shines on the lake, The gentle ripples make it shimmer in the eyes like slivers of silver, Dancing on the unstill water surface. In the chilly, late Autumn evening, The cold wind blows across Welcoming the winter With it, stabbing icy daggers. A lone stranger on the deserted road Walks with a forced stoop, To prevent the onslaught Of the unkind wind on his harrowed face. A shadow darts across in the dark In a blur, where did it come from And where did it disappear? Swift of legs, silent on toes, hunting its prey The birds are settled high in their cosy nests Unable to grapple with the vagaries of nature, The chicks are under the wings of their parent birds The gloom of the day has passed into the night making it appear dark and sinister, The bats dart from their cave Of hiding, to catch anything edible to survive. A staccato bark followed by a whiny yelp breaks the deafening silence of the night, there is someone who wishes to remain unheard, unseen A plan pays off, the enthusiastic bark was the signal For the stranger to strike In a lightning move the gleaming Edge of the machete homes onto the target The head flies, blood gushes out, and a life is taken One more infiltrator bites the dust The dog, silent as ever Is back with its master happily wagging its tail The forensic and Anti-terrorism squads arrive for a thorough check confirming the dead intruder was a terrorist with a suicide vest, AK-47, and cocaine Salute the soldiers whose job is the riskiest of all, they risk everything To ensure that we, the citizens, live in peace To pursue our goals and hobbies, and write poetry.
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