Sweeney among the Nightingales

Sweeney among the NightingalesApeneck Sweeney spreads his kneesLetting his arms hang down to laugh,The zebra stripes along his jawSwelling to maculate giraffe. The circles of the stormy moonSlide westward toward the River Plate,Death and the Raven drift aboveAnd Sweeney guards the hornéd gate. Gloomy Orion and the DogAre veiled; and hushed the shrunken seas;The person in the Spanish capeTries to