In the Little Town.

In the little town

In the little town
Children tossed snowballs
All around, back and forth

In the little town
Older folks gathered
Many branches for the fire

In the little town
A thick, chilly fog
Began to build up

In the little town
Situated at the top of a hill
Near the vast, wide/deep lake

In the little town
Some had said,
"I hear their voices...calling.."

In the little town
Other folks just shook their head,
"Don't say that- you'll scare the kids."

In the little town
No one ever tried to go
Anywhere close to the water's edge

In the little town
There was a legend told
Of a story about the monster in the lake

In the little town
No one could find them
The bodies of the missing youngsters

In the little town
A stranger appeared
Wielding a lot of odd weapons/tools

In the little town
Everyone wondered,
"Did he come from over yonder to fish..here?"

In the little town
The homes, and faces
Were trembling at the sight of the man

In the little town
They stared at his many battle scars
As well as the cursed claw marks across his Neck

In the little town
Eyes failed to remember to blink
At the sight of the man headin' to the lake

In the little town
It became deadly silent
As the man vanished in the fog

In the little town
A screeching noise was heard
From a distance

In the little town
An elderly silver haired woman bowed her Head,
"Shall we begin to say a prayer for him?"

In the little town
Mouths opened in shock
Upon seeing the stranger
Lifting a pair of heads of the lake monster
Tossing them onto the beach
Like giant volleyballs

In the little town
An assembly of tiny feet rushed,
Stormed off, right past the man, in the Direction of home

#Inthelittletown (c) 22nd December, 2022.

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