They ruled the waves and developed geology.
Their engineers tamed machines
and made them work to
enhance the treasury.
Their explorers found Hawaii,
founded Singapore,
floundered on the Southern Continent.
Their pre-eminence coincided
with the end of alchemy,
the triumph of science.
Was it unexpected
modesty
that left them
no place
alongside
francium,
germanium,
scandium,
americium?
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