silent like a killer or a lover (place)

Dawn on the edge of town is quiet

no traffic within 20 miles quiet

As the darkness fades, the sky gradually shares itself 

Off to the East the mountains rise above you,  thick with evergreens  

You don't hear any voices or music 

the first thing you might notice is the song of a few birds

or the rustling of rabbits in the brush near your house 

It startles, because there is no one else around

silent like a killer or a lover  

beautiful and lethal 

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^{thanks to Templeton for title}