Bison

By Padraic Colum

How great a front is thine

A lake of majesty!

Assyria knew the sign

The god-incarnate king!

A lake of majesty

The lion's drowns in it!

And thy placidity

A moon within that lake!

As if thou still dost own

A world, thou takest breath

Earth-shape and strength of stone,

A Titan-sultan's child!