Having horns of coal
His hair is of twisting smoke
His flesh a dim gold
His black blood tastes of sea salt
Holding a tyrant's sceptre
With a lion's face
Skin of green-tinted copper
With a flaming mouth
On a throne of red fire
That certain men bow down to
Rusted iron skin
A face of a proud eagle
Who whispers to all
Robed in red animal blood
Worshipped though he's deaf and blind
Made of silver scales
His own see-through blood is sweet
With a sad fish-face
Who drowns the lost in rivers
While proclaiming "Purity"
Made of tin and lead
A dragon loosely held up
With flames breaking though
Its flames used for magic spells
Its tin scales used for potions
A Tanka chain to desribe the 5 demon kings from the religion of Manichaeism.
Jesus the Splendor, voice before any sound
Earliest word spoken
Silent kind messenger of primeval joy
Unending bright epiphany
Shining as ageless wisdom who calls you in
Classical wonder before any dim star
Heartbeat before weakened blood flowed
Relieving faith before any sweet tear fell
Immemorial still perfection
Soporific and eternal pleasantness
Timeless patience for you at night
Time-honoured meekness that shall attain the world
High-standing calmness for harsh storms
Elegant righteousness as a crown for you
Saintly kindness to be worn by the elect
Primeval gift from the Father
Long-standing attainment through the Father’s grace
Endless blessing before all things
Nirvana of praise that Mani arrived at
Deathless treasure shining with light
Original soft garment of golden light
Revelation of Jesus, the light in you
Based on the hymn "Twenty-Two Aspects of Jesus the Splendor" from the Book of Hymns (page 48) on r/Manichaeism on Reddit (in Resources of Manichaeism section).
Robes of flowing milk
Mixed with light flowing honey
Nimbus of sunlight
Lotus of red, pink and gold
With buddhas in the petals
And black hair flowing downwards
Bussokusekika Poem about a medieval Chinese painting of the Prophet Mani (founder of Manichaeism) titled in English "Icon of Mani" (Moni is Mani in the Chinese language)