Today I told a holy joke,
As holy as could be...

In forests of my western land,
If you listen, the hush you'll hear...

Tick-tock goes the midnight ticker,
Falter candle, courage flicker...

Midnight, mind your own affairs! I resent
Your nightly footfalls in the clock, sneaking...

A man who wears a watch most surely prays
Devoutly to the gods the gods would mock...

Clever are you, clever man, (7)
How many things you know! (6...

As I sit beside my tranquil pond,
And gaze into its pristine depths...