The
great man rose
A
silence fell
"On
matters of philosophy
Fact
and practicality
As
the prime authority
All
defer to me"
Privately
I must confirm
His
hubris and pomposity
Excelled
all other quality
As
you may foretell
If
you know him well
"'Tis
well known that gravitation
Is
the proven emanation
In
proportion to the rank
Of
heavenly procession
Therefore
'tis plain the force that pulls
The
tree upright from ground to crown
From
the Sun proceedeth down
And
to our dire consternation
Shackled
to the ground are we
By
the rootstock of the tree
And
this accursed manacle
Obstructs
our dream of floating free
We
must act at once" said he
"Without
prevarication"
"Added
to the sacrifice
Of
eager volunteers
Shall
be heroic products
Of
Master Engineers
By
sweat and toil and diligence
And labor of the Prole'
We'll
cut the foul umbilicus
And
rise together whole
Finally
we shall be free
No
longer Village in the Tree
We
shall fly and own the view
Of
horizons that are new"
"Aye"
said the villagers
Held
within the thrall
"Aye"
said the villagers
They
said it one and all
"Aye"
said the villagers
They fairly shook the hall
(Not
a member I
Of
that fateful quorum
Merely
to record the day
Sat
I in the forum)
"Now
should the work begin!"
Though
in fact it had begun
In
secrecy some years before
According
to the noble law
Affording
secrecy to kings,
Initiative
in noble things
Since
the work could not be hid
T'was
time to guide the common mood
In
the path of common good
That
all may share the pleasure
That
all may share the pain
Perhaps
more importantly
That
all may share the blame
"In
anticipation of your every need
And
through divination of decisions now agreed
Our
most Royal Patron
Wisely
did proceed
Without
hesitation
To
commence the deed
Providing
liberation - to my words give heed
You
thought the project just begun
When
in fact 'tis nearly done!"
Thus
spoke the Royal Philosoph'
And
took his hat and glasses off
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