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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

poem - in the desert


by dog e relaford



a camel rode through the desert
with a bird upon its back
the camel paid no nevermind
but kept along its track

a human appeared on the horizon
trudging through the sand
he wore a hat upon his head
and carried another in his hand

the human hailed the camel
waving the second hat
the world is ending, the human cried
what do you think of that?

i am sorry to hear that, the camel replied
it is more than i can take
the bird flew into the sunset
and turned into a snake

the camel and the human
went their separate ways
the camel whistled a happy tune
but the human was afraid

the snake approached a castle
as the day began to dim
he saw a banner floating above it
but it meant nothing to him




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