Mystery Photograph

THE WEEKEND IN BLACK AND WHITE

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MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPH

A strange shot for a memento!

A female on a roof!

But it brings back happy memories

And the following is proof.

I went to Teachers' College

In Brighton, by the sea,

Which occupied old terraces,

Of the type known as Regency.

(Those of you knowing Brighton

Will know the association

With the Prince Regent of the time,

The buffoon of the nation.)

Our bedrooms were cramped and stuffy,

But up among the tiles,

From whence the views were dazzling;

We could see miles and miles.

When we did our studying

We climbed to chimney height

And lolled around on the roof-tops

As any tom-cat might.

A funny un-focussed picture,

But photos such as these,

Which will never win any prizes,

Evoke great memories.

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An old post-card of the era, showing the view from our cat-walk. Note the 'heavy' traffic!

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IN PERSPECTIVE

Consider size if you will.

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That great moon

That illuminated

All your youthful follies;

That ballooned over you in majesty

And filled your sky;

That squeezed the blackness of night

Into the dusty corners

Of the universe.....

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Is a speck!

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Against the azure firmament

It is a mere morsel,

A pea,

A pin-head

A little dot of dust.

Easily lost.

Easily overlooked.

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Compared to a planet

It is nothing!

So what are we?

We who gasp at the 'huge' moon,

Who bathe in its harvest splendour,

Who are certain it fills the sky?

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We are less than

A pea,

A pin-head

Or a dot of dust!

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Why!

It is almost Biblical!

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