There was this man
standing on the side of the road
undisturbed, unperturbed
murmuring like a wedding priest
swung by and by

And everyone pass him by
as if he is just a tree.

But then he stopped,
reached out his hand to pick
something from the road.

I tried to see,
has he found
what he was looking for?

He bent down,
touched the road,
stood up and again
started swinging by and by.

09/25/2011

Posted on 01/14/2012
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