Once Upon a Gun

Getötetes Reh (The Killed Deer) by Franz Marc (1913), Public Domain Dusk leisurely unveils a perpetual scene on Earth’s snowy soil peaceful, serene Within the heart of The Sacred Forest Nature’s gem unfurls from placid repose Deer stand, stretch Deer wander, forage tails swish soft, content As stars bloom above flicker and dazzle the night Below in the Dark high on a platform, unseen a Demonic Deception unleashes Terror - Flight! Deer Life Shatters Haunted Deer Bark! Alert High Staccato Panting - Panic! One Deer, Flesh pierced Pain jumps - lurches - dashes bolts one hundred yards A Glaring Wake Deer’s Life Blood drops on twigs spatters wet leaves a frantic smear on a tree THUD! The Suffering Deer eyes dilate, glaze lungs cease to respire Death Stains Surround Our Wondrous Deer twitches alone Dead on pearly ground Midst quiet resumed a Final Lament penetrates, punctuates Tragedy: A Forlorn Fawn Bl...