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Snapshot of Time

November 17, 2011
By JOANNA_J SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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JOANNA_J SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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"Beam me up, Scotty...I got one of the natives pregnant (again)."

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The wispy fog covered road
pulsed,
like the rhythmic beat of a bass drum
as cars passed along it.
This road shoots
like a cannon
through the pine trees
that unclose it,
a long, ugly scar
burned into the ground.

Take a picture
with your camera,
freeze the scene in time,
and wait to see
which will last
longer;
the trees
or the road.
Nature
or
Man.

© Courtney R., Great Falls, VA

The author's comments:
We should do a survey, who has more faith in the planet or man?
First vote, planet.
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