The solid proof of former domicile.

Meanwhile, the men, with vestiges of pomp,

Race memories of king and caravan,

High-priests, an ostrich, and a juju-man,

Go singing through the footpaths of the swamp.

Their voices rise ... the pine trees are guitars,

Strumming, pine-needles fall like sheets of rain...

Their voices rise ... the chorus of the cane

Is caroling a vesper to the stars...

O singers, resinous and soft your songs