The fantastic boats 
Dart to the dull, brown shore 
Disgorging Color-- 

Scarlet marionettes 
Turn and stamp 
Below majestic plinths-- 
Hawk faced priests 
Their vestments...many hued  
Flashing in the torches glare-- 
Do curious things 
To quivering forms! 
A girl's silvery laugh  
Defiles the ceremony.... 
Ebony figures flash 
And it is silenced.  

Fantastic boats 
Float out into the waters 
There is one empty couch! 

         TenEyck Van Deusen