MAN IS WHAT ANIMAL?
Chapter One
Man is the animal that laughs.
Chapter Two
Man is the only species warring on itself..
Chapter Three
Man is the animal that prays.
Man is the cosmos become conscious of itself.
Chapter Five
Have you seen how endlessly and mellow
A cat lies on her pillow?
What have you done with us, my Lord?
Man is the animal that’s bored.
[Upon revisiting this poem, I have my doubts about the perfect truth of some of its propositions, but a measure of truth surely remains.]