102
KONX OM PAX
He saw in every passer-by
Black Magic and the Evil Eye,
Interpreting
the simplest act
As being a Satanic Pact.
Of course at times there were a few
In some sort victims of the crew;
For when his Countess coughed or sneezed,
“ Obsessed! ” the poor old fellow wheezed.
He sought the Mighty Powers of Good,
Invoked
the Great White Brotherhood.
Like smart and punctual business men,
They sent a man round there and then.
How gladly reverent doth he greet
The sage’s venerable feet!
But in a while suspicion grows.
“ This fellow, now, by Jove, who knows?
Perhaps
he too is in the Plot.
1 like Scotch \Vhisky:
he does not.
He prefers Job to Second Kings.
We disagree on many things.”
He sniffed around the Adept (who lay low).
He searched his luggage for his halo.
He asked him frequently to dine
Forgetting
purposely the wine
(Though
the arcana of Nibbana
Ignore the very name of Cana).
He could not pass a herd of swine
Without a hint; in fact, in fine,
He took His Silence as a sign:
“This is an Enemy of mine ! "