1. His graceful neck adorned with bells
Like the nape of a delicate doe

2. With kohl-lined eyes that glance coquettishly
Turning with each charming blink

3. As if its pupil were embroidered
With fine delicate script

4. It catches butterflies in its palm
Perched atop its duty steadfast

5. Pouncing on the flock of grouse
Over each deep ravine between them

6. And the flock of doves take wing at dawn
Flapping like rustling wings

7. As if a hawk above the horizon
Swooping down on a windy day

8. When the night cleared and first light appeared
Dawn's glow tipped its elegant head

9. It slept without fear in its heart
By its resolve it won precious eggs

10. And turned danger over in its thoughts
Like flashing sparks of lightning

11. Dew rolled off its shoulders
Like crumbling ancient ruins

12. Its feathers above its limbs
Are like misty drops of perfume

13. It saw what it saw, and the rays of light
Lined its eyes with the rising sun

14. And sensed the danger to its catch
So it showed the ruby nest

15. And swooped from the air
As a catapulted stone

16. You'd think as it pounced
It tore its ribs from their mooring