The Purloined Letter
In Paris streets where shadows lie
A secret slips beneath the sky
A letter lost of high esteem
Now fuels a cunning villain's scheme
Oh the mystery concealed
In plain sight yet unrevealed
The simplest place we often miss
The purloined letter rests in this
The Prefect seeks with all his might
Through darkness and the dead of night
He searches high he searches low
But where it hides he does not know
Oh the wisdom of the few
Seeing what we never do
Hidden in the open space
The letter keeps its secret place
To Dupin's door the Prefect came
Desperate to resolve the game
"A priceless note we must retrieve
Its absence makes the nation grieve"
Dupin listens eyes aflame
Intrigued by this elusive game
He takes the case with subtle grin
Believing truth lies deep within
Oh the victory of the mind
In the obvious we find
What others seek with strained endeavor
Is often in the open ever
He finds the letter in plain sight
Disguised beneath the common light
A clever swap a swift exchange
Dupin concludes the clever game
A secret slips beneath the sky
A letter lost of high esteem
Now fuels a cunning villain's scheme
Oh the mystery concealed
In plain sight yet unrevealed
The simplest place we often miss
The purloined letter rests in this
The Prefect seeks with all his might
Through darkness and the dead of night
He searches high he searches low
But where it hides he does not know
Oh the wisdom of the few
Seeing what we never do
Hidden in the open space
The letter keeps its secret place
To Dupin's door the Prefect came
Desperate to resolve the game
"A priceless note we must retrieve
Its absence makes the nation grieve"
Dupin listens eyes aflame
Intrigued by this elusive game
He takes the case with subtle grin
Believing truth lies deep within
Oh the victory of the mind
In the obvious we find
What others seek with strained endeavor
Is often in the open ever
He finds the letter in plain sight
Disguised beneath the common light
A clever swap a swift exchange
Dupin concludes the clever game
Credits
Writer(s): Beatriz Sarrión
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