Raphèl maì amècche zabì almì
A terror of small
words, strung
in one run
shearing,
neck wrinkles
—histories—
stubborn Babels
if one hesitates
to speak
in tongues:
Raphèl maì
amècche zabì almì
mirroring
fears and apprehensions,
labour of sheep
mogilalia balbus
blather bleat
Battus calling crook
to his intense speakers,
his holy sheep,
lambs tongue-tied
gambolling on
our gargantuan
mishearings.