Stillness

The foliage shifts, and the shadows flicker

A wild cat in a sleek, dappled coat stalks from the undergrowth

Amber eyes observing the slither of movement made by a hare

Anticipation suspends thick and clotted in the humid forest air

The cat steadies its haunches and pounces, claws outstretched

It soars through the air, its impact on the soft mossy ground a....

CRASH! Heavy steel machinery whirrs and rumbles through the forest

A broad-shouldered figure emerges, gripping a serrated axe

His presence is dominating, demanding, domineering

Nature's heartbeat quickens as he treads past

The figure swings his axe and slices deep into the flesh of a tree

The tree collapses, its impact on the hard, steel machinery a...

Muffled thump, the cat lands and traps the squirming hare in its paws

It lifts its delicate pink nose and sniffs the air – something is off

The cat jolts as heavy footsteps sound in the placid forest atmosphere

Followed by artificial sounds of screeching machinery and felled trees

The figure appears and stares at the vanishing flick of a dappled tail

The foliage is still and the shadows are still.