the root of glamour

there is no wonder where there is no hope

we learn this truth before we learn to speak

defining magic as just one more trope

 

among the ones with which we have to cope

tools of the just and weapons of the meek

there is no wonder where there is no hope

 

so we declare but yet the merest dope

believes his circumstances are unique

defining magic as just one more trope

 

that must be learnt before he climbs the slope

towards the greatest highest noble peak

there is no wonder where there is no hope

 

those are the words and they are no soft soap

serving to guide us unto what we seek

defining magic as just one more trope

 

of our old language so that gives us scope

for honest understanding and critique

there is no wonder where there is no hope

defining magic as just one more trope