a rich city lost to man –
not once but four times over –
this ancient land held promises of
riches of gold and clover.
the vanity of a foolish king
and that of his eldest son
caused the city to disappear –
this was punishment number one.
after returning again to
dazzle man’s bewildered eyes,
the city was the lost again
to greed and selfish lies.
the final time fair wagadu
was lost to us forever,
the purity of man’s love for woman
and dissention proved none too clever.
so today we weep for our loss,
our hearts growing cold.
man’s ignorant scheming dreams
have destroyed the city raining gold.
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