Out of the sands the stones gathered, br block on block rose a celestial stair br that centuries of desert winds br did not destroy the mausoleum of kings. br br Time compounds mystery of means, br and yet pyramids remain and confuse reason, br symmetry is admired, mathematicians ponder, br and the world in all it's gathered wisdom br considers, but does not conclude, br br and while the eyes of pharaoh's sleep, br the sphinx guard royal dreams br and Egypt, bleak under fierce sun br toils at the feet of slumbering gods.br br K.C.