OH HARK 35

Desperately clinging to each other in  the moonlight wan
Their nerves twitched nervously as they waited for the morn.
Said the drummer,"I am  feeling sleepy, let us go to sleep."
Hardly had he uttered these words when he fell  in a heap.

Suddenly there were two gigantic wings  in the dark
  Fluttering viciously, making weird sounds, oh hark.
There were some whinnying and neighing horses too
What grotesquery  was unfolding, the trio had no clue.


Was it some lost albatross or a blood sucking vampire
They  shivered   at the thought of its rapacious fire.
The frightened duo also fell down next to the drummer
Galvanized into frantic  action was the jungle strummer.

Suddenly materialised  a   man with a look of gravity . Accompanied by a man who was in no mood for levity.
There was a man with a bristly moustache coughing
And another beefy one  who could not stop laughing.

The wings were  flaps of a cape which the grave one  wore.
He stopped near the threesome, scowled  and loudly swore.
In his hand a whip and an ugly scar on his broad forehead. 
"If you are hungry, we can not offer you cake ,  only bread."

Remarked  he  with the air of a king  spreading largesse.
Insects buzzed in anger in the bushes, celebrating the mess.
He growled  showing  broken teeth which were yellow.
The poet was absolutely repelled by this shabby fellow.


Said  one, "we are the lackeys of the woman over there
 And from now onwards, you three will be in our care".
In the surrounding darkness , their round  eyes glittered. 
 The beefy one  put his hand on his mouth and tittered.

Suddenly the drummer squirmed and  started  to scream.
Was he  hallucinating or in the midst of a terrible dream?
Furiously chattering monkeys hurled themselves from trees.
A vicious storm howled , replacing  the boisterous breeze.

Blood roared in the funnels of  his ears and  he   shouted.
Hands poked and probed and kicked , his sanity he doubted.
He sprang up from the ground,but was again pushed down.
With hands on hips stood the caped one, on his face a frown.