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The Boy
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Tom Rosenthal
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The boy sits in a field, tall grass above his head,
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and he's thinking of the path that his ancestors did tread
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And as he's dreaming of the future a mist does descend,
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and he wonders if this is the beginning or this is the end
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And out of the mist a tall creature does appear,
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his eyes wide and friendly, his face is full of years
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He says, "We're going on a journey in my hot air balloon,
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and the time is now so we must get going soon"
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And they flew over the houses and the streets they used to know,
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over trains going fast and people going slow
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There was snow on the mountains and boats on the sea,
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and there were lovers in the forest carving their names into a tree
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And the boy says, "Where are we going? Where are we going to?
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I'm scared of the future and I'm mildly scared of you"
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The creature looked down and said, "Don't be scared of the unknown,
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we're going to a place in which I have grown"
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And with a sudden gush of wind the balloon fell from the sky,
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the boy shut his eyes and hoped he wouldn't die
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The creature was calm, he had done this before,
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so he landed the balloon and he opened the door
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The boy walked out and he couldn't believe his eyes,
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a flock of sheep was floating through the skies
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followed by a shepherd going along for the ride
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The boy wondered what was going on
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So he walked through this land with the creature by his side;
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To his left was a painter, painting the tides,
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and to his right a pack of wolves did cry
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to the rise and fall of the moon
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And they entered the forest and the trees they hung low,
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everything was dark and nothing there did grow
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apart from a single yellow rose
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that the boy put in his hair
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And out of the forest, the snow it did fall,
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the creature held the boy away from the stone
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as out from the snow appeared an empty platform,
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and they waited patiently for a train
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And from far in the distance a train did arrive,
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a thousand polar bears were passengers inside
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And the creature said to the boy, "Are you ready for the ride?"
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And the boy said, "Yes, I think I am"
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So they sped through the hills and over mountains they did go,
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over old wooden bridges withered from the cold
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And the boy stared out of the window
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and smiled at all he could see
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And they travelled through the desert to the setting sun,
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over streams and rivers to where it all begun
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And through the wind and the rain until the days were done,
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they rode through the land
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And all of a sudden the train it did stop,
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the creature said to the boy, "This is where we both get off"
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And all the polar bears climbed to the top of the train
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to wave their goodbyes
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Alone they walked through a featureless land,
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no blade of grass, no grain of sand
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And on the horizon a great sea did stand,
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and creature said, "This is where I must go"
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And at the water's edge nothing more was said,
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the boy looked at the creature, not a single tear was shed
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And the creature laid his hand upon the boys head,
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and gave him a wink of his eye
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And the creature turned around and walked slowly to the sea,
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to go to a place where forever he would be
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And with one great leap he leapt into sea,
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and in the blink of an eye he was gone
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The boy stood still, alone now on the shore,
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he stared into the distance and hoped there would be more
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The yellow rose, it fell to the floor
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and drifted away on the wind
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