An elephantine proboscis
A bunch of carnivorous flowers
A plethora of singing frogs
And many happy mothers
A crab’s refuge
In the crevices of time
Some dancing seaweed
And turtles in apnea
Mendeleev’s kitchen table
Forgotten periodicals
Einstein’s hair
And Machiavelli’s beard
The Origin of the Species
The Origin of the World
Courbet under a microscope
A satellite photo of Bethlehem
The starry skies within
The moral self in space
An astronaut’s nostalgia
A general’s favourite song
The middle breath in a lifetime
The rear pedal of time
A bittersweet tear of joy
The exit sign in Plato’s cave
No Place Without Spirit 