BUFF CAMEL

i moved to let buff camel
pass me in the night
whale whispering ‘thee�?softly
is it earth this starlit sight
or images in sequins
through lens not far away
or as emperor of penguins
tugged at my leg to say
you’re living in a jungle
of fools and cists and lights
you are the grand buff camel
passing in the night

snow-owl quash the moment
wings feathering to say
hushing ssssssssssssssssh
-
[be silent]
-
let your world just pass away
to new and seemly order
where loss of life ‘s still grief
and lay make-believing borders
‘tween doors and rocky reefs
in all life’s oft directions
when all the winnowing cease
you find an unlikely warder
in the ravages of sweet peace

so pleased to meet buff camel
passing through this new-moon night
whale whispering ‘thee�?so softly
is it earth this starlit sight?


by

MIKHAIL