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CAMERA SHY
Our caravanning holiday was something we'd long
planned,
Each time we stopped I'd roam the bush with
camera in my hand,
Binoculars at ready in case my steps had stirred
Some intriguing animal, or fascinating bird.
Of course I was always hoping to discover something
rare,
So imagine my excitement when in the treetops
there
Fluttered a swift glimmer of purest, snowy white,
Keeping to high branches, almost out of sight.
I hardly dared to breathe at all - stealthily I
crept
Nearer, ever nearer, until my quarry leapt
Silently, with tail held high, away down the next
hill
Where it sat for half a second on a boulder -
very still.
I ignored my aching muscles, the scratches on my
knees
'It showed itself at intervals just enough to
tease,
Determinedly I followed as it raced across a creek,
Helter-skelter up a tree trunk with a funny,
rustling squeak.
Ha! Trapped against a rock face - - - I already
tasted fame,
I raised my trusty camera and carefully took aim,
How amazing! An albino! Utterly fantastic!
Click - a- click - - - I photographed - - - a piece of
bloody plastic !!!!
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