2022 Challenges: Extracts from Day 9

I tried for an earlier finish on Day 9 and had these done by midday. The poetry piece is about the ironies of the methods used to keep peace, and the flash piece turns to solving the problems faced by an early colony for inspiration.Flash Fiction Challenge 2022Streak 1: 9 Days Flash Piece 1 - 397 words. First 10% (rounded down)  Day 9:-----------------------------