Malice in Wonderland

came a gazelina
slipping by
long of ear
dark of eye
long of hair
long ofbeard
very strange
very weird

next a doozelet
swimming by
very tender
very shy
eidersoft
snowy white
heart so small
love so slight

now a hoombah
blocks the path
hairy-chested
aftermath
see his pride
praise his greed
he has all
that he may need

see the diltling
by his hole
silky fur
like a mole
sniffing secrets
with his nose
these are yours
mine are those

1971