1 <br /> <br />Searock his tower above the sea, <br />Searock he built, not ivory. <br />Searock as well his haunted art <br />Who gave to plunging hawks his hearts. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />He loved to stand upon his head <br />To demonstrate he was not dead. <br />Ah, if his poems misbehave <br />'Tis only to defy the grave. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />This exquisite patrician bird <br />Grooming a neatly folded wing <br />Guarded for years the Sacred Word. <br />A while he sang then ceased to sing. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />His head carved out of granite O, <br />His hair a wayward drift of snow, <br />He worshipped the great God of Flow <br />By holding on and letting go.<br /><br />Robert Francis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-memoriam-four-poets/
