Zoltar, The Mystic Reveals

"I'm the Carnival's 
Cartomancer,
Zoltar the mystic,
foreseeing wise."
"Who immobile waits...
inside this 
narrow case--
top four-sided glass 
and bottom
Pine-crafted box.

"It's wishing coin's
'ka-ching', 
that magically 
revives me."
"As true believers 
witness--once 
my turbaned gaze 
mentally reads
what's seeping out
their inquiring eyes."

"Fact is--these 
animated hands,
randomly select
from the magnetic deck-- 
one, out of many, fortune
riddled cards--inked of
buoyant, superb vibes."
"Though blissful, playful,
mind you--all of 'em--
merciful white lies."

"Behold, each
future's scripted 
and then sold;"
"To luck--searching,
wishing souls--
on fortune--tellin',
Robot--sellin' cards."
"Whose promised prizes 
are a Carney vendor's
paradise."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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