The Metallic Ode

By - Sudipta Dipak

(Image credits: Google)

(Dedicated to all the Engineers out there- the Architects of the Nation)

Alone I slept, 

Darkness all around me,

Deep inside Earth's womb,

Since all eternity.

I was but a lump of rock

Purposeless, Static. 

Then one day - 

Some magicians moulded me.

From the unending depths

I was brought to light,

Purified, washed and dressed

A purpose was bestowed on me.

Today - 

I am omnipresent. 

Making Buildings Stand

Making Bridges Rise

Building the World - 

That's my greatest prize.

I am the ship

Reaching out to the horizon

I am the space probe

Stretching Infinity and Beyond.

From the Submarine to the Space Station 

From Stethoscope to Surgical Clips

From Windmills to the LHC

From Nuclear Reactors to Computer Chips.

My presence is now Universal.

I am a Metallic Ore.

And those Magicians - Engineers.