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# Treasure Trove
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/treasure-trove/
- Published: 2025-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Many a traveler seeks to unravel her mysteries, secrets, and lore.
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Many a traveler  
seeks to unravel her  
mysteries, secrets, and lore.

Spends pretty pennies on  
questioning denizens,  
seeking to live evermore,

to find El Dorado.  
Would that they rather  
found a more fruitful pursuit.

Their queries unbidden,  
so it remains hidden,  
whether on horseback or foot.

They botch and they bungle,  
get lost in the jungle,  
all the while thinking they're close,

when by any good measure,  
if searching for treasure,  
it's right in front of your nose.

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