Lakes do not happen br Only in geography. br I know one with a Japanese garden br And a limited zoo; it is surrounded br By a red road and is completely br Artificial. Among its reflections br Are isolated trucks, fragrant locomotives, and a giant br Steel works. br br The second lake lies br At the foot of a hill and is clean br To the point of invisibility. On one side br Is the club where dead Englishmen sit br Down on tigers and play bridge; little br Balls of air drift through their moustached faces. br In the billiard-room the table is still br Intact, while the stained kitchen-knife br Has appeared in the region's br Folklore.