872 br br As the Starved Maelstrom laps the Navies br As the Vulture teased br Forces the Broods in lonely Valleys br As the Tiger eased br br By but a Crumb of Blood, fasts Scarlet br Till he meet a Man br Dainty adorned with Veins and Tissues br And partakes—his Tongue br br Cooled by the Morsel for a moment br Grows a fiercer thing br Till he esteem his Dates and Cocoa br A Nutrition mean br br I, of a finer Famine br Deem my Supper dry br For but a Berry of Domingo br And a Torrid Eye.