The Four Seasons of Man

Spring arrived, ‘Twas the dawn of man Consciousness exploded with a Big Bang We foraged inquisitively for berries and nuts Soon building settlements and primitive huts A subtle spark conjured otherworldly fire And with it came a burning desire Tales of titans and mythical creatures Serpents and beasts with grotesque features Summer arose, out rolled the wheel Stonework replaced by the forging of steel Harnessing power from great rivers and streams Oceans soon conquered by ships of dreams There were wondrous amphitheaters without a flaw Spectacular cathedrals that left us in awe Advances in medicine enhanced our lives Youthful deaths seemed for the archives Autumn emerged, the pinnacle of man Although swarming to billions wasn’t the plan The thriving Metropolis made man a city dweller Piercing the sky with scrapers so stellar Technology progressed to an unfathomable height Our synapses fired so glaringly bright We drove motor cars and traversed the stars And even toyed with the idea of avatars Winter came, and into ash we did burn We dug our graves and had nowhere to turn Conquered by robotics that we impatiently built Mega cities crumbled to sand and silt We gave godly power to Artificial Intelligence Paying the ultimate price when they evolved to sentience Mighty bombs dropped, and every city fell The curtains sadly drawn as mankind bids farewell