«I was walking an obscure route / And abruptly I heard caws of crows, / A distant thunder and a tinkling lute: / A rushing tram was really close. How I leapt to its step / Is still a mystery to me. / It left a fiery track beyond itself / Which even in the daylight I could see. Dashing l...»
«The street I walked was unfamiliar, / Suddenly I heard crows caw, / And a lute clink, and distant thunder, — / In front of me a tram flew. How I leaped up on its rail / Puzzled me a great deal, / For in the air, its fiery trail / Persisted through the light of day. It tore off like a...»
«A strange street, then crows / croaking, then the sound of a lute / and thunder crawling slow / from a distance — then a tram at my feet And I leaped, somehow, and the railing / held, and I stood, dazed, / stupidly watching a trail / of fire streaking like sunrays. Rushing like a sto...»
«I was walking down an unfamiliar street, / and suddenly I heard the caws of crows, / and distant thunder, and a ringing lute: / a tram flew by, before my eyes. Just how I ran onto its running board / remains a mystery. / The tail it trailed, even in daylight, / was firebird-fiery. It r...»