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Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle / Saw a patient Periwinkle / With a kodak, sitting idly by a rill. / Feeling a desire awaken / For to have his picture taken, / Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle stood stock-still.
Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle / Felt his brow begin to wrinkle, / And his pose assume a sad and solemn style; / But the Periwinkle trusted, / As the focus he adjusted, / That his customer would kindly try to smile.
Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle / Felt his eyes begin to twinkle, / And his mouth took on a broad and open grin; / Said the Periwinkle, sadly, / "If you stretch your jaw so madly, / I fear perhaps that I shall tumble in."
Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle / Felt his hair begin to crinkle, / As it rose up on his forehead in affright; / Though his comrade spoke so mildly, / Mr. Hinkle wondered wildly, / How he could escape this dire and awful plight.
Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle / Said, "I fear it's going to sprinkle, / And really for a storm I'm not prepared. " / Then without a further warning / He politely said, "Good morning," / And the patient Periwinkle stood and stared.