Nocturnal Dance

The Lunar Light

Shown bright upon the forest floor

And the Horned Owl's cries

Echo to the distant shores

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With padded foot

And steady breath

Silvery eyes stared out

From the wooded depths

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Sheltered by stands of pine

And breezes rustling

Birch's limbs and leaves

Mother Nature's ethereal chimes

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The great horned owl

Spies a feast

Tiny creatures

Flee on tiny feet

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Lightening fast the owl descends

Talons clutching, clasping

Tiny screams silenced

With a single squeeze

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Lurking in shadows

Of massive trees

Luminous crystalline eyes

Stare upon this feast

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Silence is the song of night

growing louder as the

Cicada sings and cricket strum

Like the steady beat of a drum

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Blood-stained muzzle

Bares sharpened fangs

Bathed in flesh and sinew

Breathing out warm billows

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Moonlight shines upon the floor

Padded prints left in dirt

Lunar Dance arcing across the night

Feline's tail curled in delight.