But I have seen Vermeil Glass aglow with such a light
Someone once told me nothing nothing beats a Diamond's strength and might
But scientists made stronger stuff from tape pressed on Graphite
And speaking still of Diamonds, of whose price has never fell,
Except to Padparascha Sapphires, Yttrium, and Spinel
The sheen and shine of mica is wanted for its electroconductive gleam,
Until formica ushered in a plastic-coated dream
The value of these objects has been lessened over time
As God made things in his image
We learned to trace his crude outline
And when someday this place is bled of the consciousness of Us
There will stand no more a living soul to tell the Diamonds from the Dust