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KING VULTURE FATHER.(Poem)

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| May 01, 2001 | Petit, Pascale | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
   I've spent all morning in the Menagerie. 
   I sat in the Vallee des Rapaces 
   and stared at four vautours papes-- 
   Sarcoramphus papas, surprised 
   by the beauty of these New World royals, 
   with their purple and coral heads 
   naked for thrusting into carrion 
   and creamy neck ruffs to soak up liquids. 
   They reminded me of you--silk-pyjamaed 
   with your lambswool scarf, 
   moustache trimmed by the home help 
   who calls you His Majesty, as you issue 
   orders how to present your food 
   between crises in your breathing. 
   Even your cannula looks like an accessory 
   trailing from your nose like a vulture's wattle. 
   I'm waiting for you to start, Papa-- 
   the king must feast first. 
 
   Do I remind you of the ...

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