Said a traveler on his way
as he traversed the ancient sands
of some hourglass gone stray
and those gathered with him did lo and behold
admiring another place they'd never stay
at a loss to long lost lands
in their beauty and decay
Lo and Behold
Said a scientist today
as he elevated triumphant hands
over his head so shocked and gray
and those gathered with him did lo and behold
astonished beyond what old words could say
so they twisted fractured strands
into what they'd not convey
Lo and Behold
Said a prophet rapt with rage
as he relayed his gawd's demands
and foreshadowed a mighty war to wage
and those gathered with him did lo and behold
adamantly rattling from some existential cage
they echoed back their own commands
each one as their own sage
Lo and Behold
Said a pamphlet's cover-page
as the salesman shook new hands
and promised what many products could assuage
and those gathered with him did lo and behold
adoring the inventions of a new space-age
as they salivated from all their possessive glands
for advances on their wage
Lo and Behold
Said the jester from a stage
as he stood in front of no band
and displayed no vocal range
and those gathered with him did lo and behold
amused by the indignance of a faux-thoughtful exchange
as each tired joke went on as planned
in the mockery of change
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