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The Forlorn Photographer

Walking alone through the forest green He spotted something in between A kind of meeting among huddled trees Whispering things across the breeze A second look—it was there no longer The mysterious figure left him to ponder: What was that? What could it have been? Human, beast, or just leaves in the wind? He dashed to the spot where it was last seen To catch it on film he was eager and keen He spent his whole life waiting for the perfect picture To awe all the world and become a little bit richer But then when he got there, at the edge of a lake He thought it must be a joke, some sort of mistake For across the water the only thing he could see Was the dream of his youth, shattered and broken
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brandon-c-williams
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Nov 28, 2011
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