The night light shimmered
And then it went out.
A gun fired,
A battle cry,
A drum role beating,
The injured bleating,
All the essence of war.

And then it came,
A grenedier soldier
Marching down the dorm...
His skin was white.
His eyes were glassy.
His body was stiff.
I noticed the motto
On his strange shaped hat
"Nec Aspera Terrant"
A red tunic with gold braid.
A heavy musket and a sword
And white stockings.....
            Splattered with blood.
Where had I seen him before?
Where? Oh, where? Oh, where?
Ah! Now I know. In my history book.
I turned around and
He was gone
There was silence.
Then, somebody shouted, "The lights gone out!"
I laughed -
As if they knew what had happened.

C. Jones 2