Vowels

Black A, white E, red I, green U, blue O: you vowels, Some day I'll tell the tale of where your mystery lies: Black A, a jacket formed of hairy, shiny flies That buzz among harsh stinks in the abyss's bowels;

White E, the white of kings, of moon-washed fogs and tents, Of fields of shivering chervil, glaciers' gleaming tips; Red I, magenta, spat-up blood, the curl of lips In laughter, hatred, or besotted penitence;

Green U, vibrating waves in viridescent seas, Or peaceful pastures flecked with beasts – furrows of peace Imprinted on our brows as if by alchemies;

Blue O, great Trumpet blaring strange and piercing cries Through Silences where Worlds and Angels pass crosswise; Omega, O, the violet brilliance of Those Eyes!