The mind behind the idea
Overpowers all the cunning
And experience
But thinking which requires knowledge
Takes the wisest a lifetime of planning
Yet do not rebuke me of intention
All things are for granted
And opportunities are a sphinx
That’s ten after ten o’clock carton
It’s a free century
With kingdoms without empires
Living the regalia of a Bedouin
Fire burns and cauldron bubble
Steam rises and the smoke whitens
Civilization puffs and the lungs darken
