The Mark Twain Forest

He made his money solving mysteries Where he would find out the histories Then painstakingly put together the clues Knowing that the mystery would be solved too So we told of the special time on that day When the first party had left then disappeared without a say They would explore the mysteries of the Mark Twain Forest A place with stories that made it different from the rest The Detective's party left their cars locked at the forest clearing And walked into the forest as the tension was foreboding It wasn't long until they heard the machinery humming From beneath their feet under the ground so exasperating The night came and they decided to make camp carefully And posted a guard to be replaced after two hours dutifully At 3 o'clock that morning the guard heard some rustling So he left the camp and went to see what was happening It was 4 o'clock when the next guard awoke to take her place And couldn't find the missing man she had to replace So she woke up the camp so they could search around Although it was thorough the missing man could not be found They reported the man missing and the authorities searched But the Mark Twain Forest holds secrets and won't be judged So the Detective was left to ponder his own mystery made With his reputation suffering a blow in not making the grade. © Paul Warren Poetry