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THE FELLOW


The Fellow

Boundary rider checking fence
Rides in cool of moonlit night~
Came across a fellow in camp
As fellow sat by fire light~
The fellow by camp fire sat
Light flickered upon trees in dance~
Brighter ,,duller,,brighter once more
Light changing causes momentary trance~
The fellow by camp fire still sat
A shape in darkness and sillowetted rest~
His billy was almost on the boil
In his little camp beyond the crest~
Joined by boundary rider now
A very short G Day~
Pointing towards the billy boiling
And to a near fire side log rider makes his way~
A mug of tea a smoke and then
Thanks .. the very short reply~
Rider mounts, rides away, as fellow smokes on
After simply and only nodding goodby~
Fellow was never ever seen again
No sign of camp or fellow not to be found~
When boundary rider came back next day
Not a single sign of a camp or ever having been one on the ground~

Terrence Michael Sutton
copyright 1988.







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