We have really been quite priveleged,
To see the developments of late,
With the technological advancements,
Our life is truly great.
But what if you were a child of the eighties,
1880 I mean,
The things that you would have experienced,
The wonderous sights you'd've seen.
Such as the development of transport,
Henry Ford's production line,
He revolutionised industry thinking,
His processes really fine.
Then there was Alexander Bell,
And his telephone,
Along came more refinements still,
How the network's grown.
Marie Curie was another such sort,
One of the finest ever been,
She revolutionised the science of healing,
Her methods so incredibly keen.
Then there was Albert Einstein,
He thought what no others dared,
Science is still grappling with,
E=mc squared.
Thomas Edison was a work-a-holic,
A regular busy bee (Hi Killer Bee!),
He invented stuff like the light bulb,
Taking advantage of electricity.
Another revolutionary invention was,
That of the bra,
It emanciapted women globally,
Advancing equity far.
Back to the thought of transport,
Bring it back to your sight,
Think of the pioneering spirit,
Of the brothers Wright.
Then there was the harnessing of steam,
For the surging ships,
Nuclear power was also harnessed,
For even mundane trips.
Navies of the world went nuclear,
That mighn't have been so great,
But it advanced science's thinking,
That I appreciate.
Think also of the changes in medicine,
Microsurgery and transplants,
Cosmetic work, liposuction, grafting,
Even skin from plants!
We have also had some excellent leaders,
Martin Luther King,
Gorbacev and so on,
They have done their thing.
Art has also been advanced,
Impressionism and,
Cubism, realism, existentialism,
Are names that come to hand.
Through all of this though a constant,
Observing this wondrous work,
Has been something in the background,
Isn't that right, Lerk? :)   

In eight hours I'll be on the road home.                                                   

Five after that I'll be home. 

I've had enough of this intellectual shit.

Cheers from the Land of Oz