«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...»
«While walking down a strange street / I suddenly heard the cawing of crows, / Distant thunder, and the tones of a lute — / Here came a streetcar flying past. How I managed to leap to its step / Is beyond me — even in the bright / Daylight it spewed behind itself / In the atmosphere ...»
«I was walking along the street as a stranger / And suddenly heard the cawing of crows. / The playing of lutes and distant thunder... / Before me a rushing streetcar arose. How I managed to jump on the step as it passed me / Has remained a riddle to this day, / For it left a path in the ai...»