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In our mountainside cabin On an Autumn August night We turn on the news To hear of our countries plight Terrorist factions Will detonate a device That will flatten our city Destroying millions of lives If their demands are not met By midnight tonight All that we have Will disappear from sight The hours pass Bulletin after bulletin As I think to myself It's just a matter of when Many thoughts Are now running through our heads Trying to phone our families Struggling to comprehend Minutes seem like days As midnight draws near Towards our city home we look Captured in unknown fear On the cabin balcony we stand Listening to the TV set It's the voice of the city mayor No terrorist demands will ever be met I turn to my wife Tears streaming down her face We are so far away from our children In this beautiful tranquil place The last chime of midnight passes Holding hands to the horizon we view An explosion of light so immense To the heavens in mushroom spew We can hear the thunderous roar Although we are so far away The crockery in the cabin now rattles As we await our final day The distance grows ever near As we hear a strange whistling sound Sporadic flashes light up the valley Violent winds thrash our surrounds Before our eyes, we believe A nuclear tsunami heads our way We declare our love and bow our heads For our children and friends we pray Our fa___________________________ http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/loss-5.php
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