Pearls in the palette
for the nacre clouds of heaven:
a sufficiently infinite range
in monotones of lavender grey blue white
to convey the shifting tantra,
the meditation of transforming shapes,
islands peaceful as purple cows.
How to illustrate
the sibilant trill of a bird
never before heard,
show the shadow of wings seen from above,
the crows' flight
surprising as black handkerchiefs
flapped to life.