Ode To The Latter-Day Wizard

Sun and stars

are rarely seen,

in hidden lands

behind the screen.

All the day

and all the night,

in darkness broken

by flickering light.

Midst rust and dust

and sand and sweat,

are spells that others

know not yet.

Journey down

uncharted roads,

with logic and light

and algorithms.

With functions test

and no and yes,

lure much from naught

and errors less.

With fingertips

on memory chips,

and words that pass

no mortal lips.

Words that hint

at wealth untold,

forever turning bits

and bytes to gold.