The pocket watch left by time's arrow

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I saw a pocket watch
Left on a park table
Next to some keys 
I didn't touch them 
I thought the owner was nearby
But as the moments passed 
No one came to claim them
I walked away and carried on my business 
But I will always wonder 
If that watch 
And those keys 
Were left for me

Location: Vineyard Roseville

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