Erect and sublime, for one moment of time.
In the next, that wild Amos they saw
(As if stung by a spasm) plunge into a chasm,
While they waited and listened in awe.

"It's a Qwark!" was the sound that first came to their ears,
And seemed almost too good to be real.
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words "It's unreal-"