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Mirage

    And, like a mirage, I saw it.
    And, like a mirage, is it gone?
    But, unlike a mirage, will I catch it,
    Or must I keep traveling on?

    Oh, like a mirage, it looks so cool,
    And, like a mirage, it is there.
    But, like a mirage, will it take me a fool
    And vanish into thin air?

    But, I know that it can't be such a tease.
    I must sit back at ease.
    But, with every thought, my head I raise.
    Mirages come on sunny days.

    Richard C. Hayner
    1971 ©

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