Shades and shadows manifold Grace our tropic land; Silhouettes of seagull wings, And palm shades on the sand; Of countless coral windy cayes, And dipping sail-boats grand.
I used to run around with my seven Sundays folded under my arm and seven pigeons crowning my brow. I would wander the streets free and caught in the sun’s crosshairs. The city is a herd of feelings jammed in the traffic
And now I will tell a fable for princes who themselves understand. Thus said the hawk to the nightingale with speckled neck, while he carried her high up among the clouds, gripped fast in his talons, and she, pierced by his crooked talons, cried pitifully.