Elementary. (poem)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: February 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Everything King Midas touched Would turn at once to gold, And when he touched his daughter, She too fell still and cold.

He'd lost the girl he treasured, The child he longed to hold, Whose life was far more precious Than palaces of gold.

The alchemist had no such power - The opposite, in fact - The magic touch King Midas had Demonstrably he lacked.

For every mix and treatment, In crucible and mould, ...

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