High in the mountains lay a small logging town
that during the summer months
crews were active cutting down the old tall trees
then quickly transporting them
either by river or trucks off the mountainside
working hard for profit and pride!
This was until winter snow set in and cut it off
from the rest of the country
as rivers froze and all roads were impassable
it became a small ghost town
the permanent residence of sixty-five souls
much easier for the sheriffs patrols!
A tough fifty-five year old widow father of three
two daughter’s lived in the city
the eldest was his deputy making a good team
at home in the desolate wilderness
knowing trouble could erupt any help distant
but fugitives would meet resistance!
Legends of the Sasquatch and ghosts haunting
this vast inhospitable wildness
never really bothered these officers of the law
until the first body was found
kneeling head bowed as if they were praying
terror on their face displaying!
Over several weeks more bodies were discovered
exactly the same in different areas
very perplexing there were no physical marks
on any of the eight bodies
none were local all were male of varying ages
decomposition at different stages!
Out of their depth called on detectives from the city
who were also baffled at this case
no clues nor tracks were anywhere close at hand
the only course of action watch
risky as there was no indication of what it could be
in the snow and each pine tree!
The autopsies showed they died from heart attacks
these fit young males scared to death
the conclusion of the coroner nothing else was found
help could only be flown there
as an atmosphere of uncertainty and panic spread
why so many strangers found dead?
The sheriff and his trusty deputy and six city cops
made their way into the mountains
uncertain where to position the limited numbers
to seek out what they knew not
the temperature dropped the snow began to fall
their enthusiasm began to stall!
Being police officers expected a rational solution
even with the lack of evidence
gathered in the area where corpses discovered
from there in pairs spread out
for the nights vigil hoping it could be resolved
and causes of deaths solved!
With cloudy skies and increasing heavy snowfall
wishing they were in a warm place
hoping the riddle could finally be settled tonight
through the bad weather and foliage
a blue pulsating haze formed coming their way
to their rapidly increasing dismay!
Within this mesmerizing haze there seemed to be
a grotesque beast metamorphosing
before their vision the deputy turned her gaze
contacting the others not to stare
static was all that came through no human voices
what now thinking her choices?
A groan from close by had her running she knew
it was her dad he was alive
awful ear-splitting sounds came made her feel sick
reaching the crumpled figure
kneeling grabbing him with all the will power
she could muster as it had gone sour!
Stumbling and falling in the deepening soft snow
exhausted reached the jeep
the phenomena no longer was anywhere in sight
soon heading back to their office
to report what had occurred soon reaching base
knowing this was a classified case
Once back in the warm and familiar surroundings
felt better but deeply shaken
after contacting the police headquarters waited
for the reinforcements to come
they knew the military were alerted to investigate
there was little time to contemplate!
What was this frightening and unknown apparition
this would be their dominating mission!
The Foureyed Poet.
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