Norman Rowland Gale

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The Amateur Photographer

Beware of those who slyly pilch In many cunning ways; Beware of little lyres that filch From undisputed bays! Beware the tumbler's beaded brim, The ass in fiercer fur; But most of all beware of him Who makes my pen to stir-- THe Insecure And Amateur Implacable Photographer! Beware lest, thieving for your thirst, An earwig's in the plum! Beware of folly, gay at first, That later makes you glum! Beware of pits when stars are dim, The tooth of vagrant cur; But most of all beware of him That makes my pen to stir-- The masterful Disasterful Implacable Photographer! Beware of angling in a stream Whose trout are not for you; Beware of trusting in a dream That's gone before the dew! Beware of truckling to a whim; Of folks that always purr; But most of all beware of him That makes my pen to stir-- The premature And Amateur Implacable Photographer!