Dream Song 24: Oh servant Henry lectured till

 Oh servant Henry lectured till
the crows commenced and then
he bulbed his voice & lectured on some more.

This happened again & again, like war,—
the Indian p.
a.
's, such as they were,
a weapon on his side, for the birds.


Vexations held a field-monsoon.

He was Introduced, and then he was Summed-up.

He was put questions on race bigotry;
he put no questions on race bigotry
constantly.

The mad sun rose though on the ghats
 & the saddhu in maha mudra, the great River,

and Henry was happy & beside him with excitement.

Beside himself, his possibilities;
salaaming hours of half-blind morning
while the rainy lepers salaamed back,
smiles & a passion of their & his eyes flew
in feelings not ever accorded solely to oneself.

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