I Saw a Peacock

I saw a peacock with a fiery tail

I saw a blazing comet drop down hail

I saw a cloud wrapped with ivy round

I saw an oak creep along the ground

I saw an ant swallow up a whale

I saw the sea brim full of ale

I saw a Venice glass five fathoms deep

I saw a well full of men’s tears that weep

I saw red eyes all of flaming fire

I saw a house bigger than the moon and higher

I saw the sun at twelve o clock at night

I saw the man who saw this wondrous sight.

Anon.