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Rated: E · Poetry · Nature · #2277656
A heart-pounding childhood memory

Night Stalker

plaintive lowing marks a fullness
plodding hooves beat milking time
our path cuts deep in grassy stubble
empty pails await in autumn's eve

silent wings on station overhead
soaring raptor of the night
sharpened ears alert and watching
in patient blind-spot stealth

furtive scuttles flee our steps
telltale cue for swooping strike
wingtip eddy prickles up my neck
deeper darker shadow falls to earth

startled hearts adrenalize
in sympathetic fright
shrieking mouse shares primally
the plight of hunted prey





Author's note: 16 lines
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