The locomotive is racing through
The hour of lost time
It hangs beside the Ark of Covenant
In the temple where once
Long ago
The artists and the
Creator
–
Together
–
Even had breakfast
Jam and eggs
With tea
In Japanese porcelain
Served by
A generous girl
In a kimono
On Zen’s way

Although
The guardians of the cloth
The rules of 10 | 01
And by Cloud 9
The screaming of wheels
On iron
And more scuff on the
Barren land
Of the desert
Where they
–
The Cherubims
–
Once
Long ago

Guarded with eternal pleasure
The entrance
Of the
Garden
Where ever I
Once
Lived

Although
In the real time
Where clocks
Race
In a constructive way
Just like the locomotive
And more racing on the
Iron away from the poor country
Of the desert
Where they
–
The Cherubims
–
Guarded with eternal pleasure
The entrance
Of the
Garden
Where I once
Lived

Although
In pierced time
Where no bells

Toll
In a constructive way
And no more racing on the water

Of the seas where
Once
The fish
Who carried the Ark
Across the universe
Connected to
–
The Cherubims
–
Guarded with eternal pleasure
The entrance
Of the
Garden
Where I once
Lived

Although
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