A Lost Link

Finding the marks indented on a rock Exciting curious thoughts and insight To peep into the facts of concern erudite , Construe something that might pleasantly shock Or add to the inept thrills , though fallible , The scholar persuaded, and deduced at last , That it alluded to a remote ,and glorious past Despite the inscribed symbols being illegible Much time, labour and resource was spent To excavate and pick any stray object, hoary Or in tattered form and in scattered state ; Great surmise , concoction and undue fancy lent , Brought forth a fain , puffy, padded out story : Yet nothing worth remains to claim it great .....!