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Aged ThoughtsAn old man sits ridgedly on a
cold park bench
during a warm midday afternoon;
a small, shrunken man, not bothering others,
but mumbling quietly to the ground,
thinking to himself:
"my eyes aren't what they used to be" he
mumbles;
but what had he seen with them back then?
nothing,
except the same place, same scenes, same friends;
his eyes never experienced
anything but monotony;
the old man closes his eyes and
stretches his arthritic muscles;
"my muscles aren't what they used to be"
he bitterly complains to himself;
but what did he use his muscles for?
nothing
except for the strainful work of his
job;
did he have anything

Final Act p. 1The old man sits in a silent peace
amidst the confusion and chaos
of a people gone mad in panic
running from Death,
but Death is everywhere,
and he is not afraid,
for he has lived his life
and is looking forward to freedom
from his earthly restraints
and the evils man has created;
he looks sympathetically
into the faces of children
bewildered, not able to
understand this final sin of man,
a sin willingly entered
by men they were taught to trust,
men they never knew,
but men that had destroyed their futures
and experiences of Life;
he once thought there was Hope for mankind
but now he knows there is none
for the ultimate l

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In and Out of Starbucksby `bQw

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I wonder if that look was envy. It was awfully cold outside.

!Eliza-mac Jan 20, 2009

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`bQw Jan 20, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Hey, besides judging I'll also feature the winner (and some pics from their gallery) in a journal entry of the contest.

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!Eliza-mac Jan 20, 2009

Cool Brian, thanks!!! I'll pass it on to the rest of the Yard gang

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~heyahero Jan 14, 2009

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~skiptown-slowdown Jan 12, 2009

That girl looks like she's sitting in a glass box! The composition is cool

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`bQw Jan 12, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you!

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!Eliza-mac Jan 12, 2009

Excellent capture

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`bQw Jan 12, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you

I was so afraid that with all the color that the "side look" would get missed.

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!Eliza-mac Jan 12, 2009

Sometimes color works, it does here. Though it was a bit of a shock seeing you do color

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`straightfromcamera Jan 11, 2009 Professional Photographer

BRILLIANT use of color

Finally!

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