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Lost And Found

The morning woods were crackling with unknown sounds. Then I heard a rustling sound in the leaves. The sound of footsteps was getting louder, It wasn’t a something, it was someone. Suddenly a large man fell to the ground. His leg was bleeding; all he said was “trap”. Cool water from my canteen brought him back. A small trap, it hadn’t broken the bone. I stopped the bleeding, cleaned, and wrapped the wound, then slowly moved him over by the fire. I ask him, “do you feel like eating yet?” “Yes, but more water first”, he muttered. The food and water gave him energy, Now it was time to ask what had happened. “I was hiking and blazing a new trail. I pitched my backpack at a bear and ran. I got away while he explored my pack. That’s when I got lost a few days ago. I was getting weak from hunger and thirst, when I stepped into the trap and passed out. I managed to pry the trap open with sticks, Then wandered in the night ‘till you found me. It’s a miracle, I was guided here. I wandered lost and hurt, but now I’m found.

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Date: 8/3/2025 4:38:00 PM
this poem was engaging in the way it told a story...loved the subtle profoundity in the last two lines....well penned my hubby, hugs Sara
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