from The American Eye Mosquito in amber, A cabinet of curiosities Among the birds of paradise The ibis, the sacred & the rosy - Ah said I this is philosophy A universe of bewildering puzzles Hazy butterflies & carved shells, Life in the rock The centipede inside Among the skills collected there The English seems best - The Balenta like a capsized schooner Noah’s Ark among the flower garden, The stately giraffe, the mammoth Yet cordial elephants