According to Malaparte, the horses fled
Panicked by the fire that licked their heels like Satan’s breath
Leningrad was burning as they rushed toward the lake
And their hooves beset the water that froze about them
Horses once, now no longer; having been through that change of state
Snowflakes descended on the Leningrad estates
Containing each a microbe that had been carried into space
Inexorably falling through the night that knew no end
Returning to the battlefield to cover up the dead
Soldiers once, now no longer; having been through that change of state
And like a sable gown bedecked with gold, the universe unfolds us
Holding its secrets soft within, dark and agnostic
Subject to instantaneous changes
Like Malaparte’s lake the early universe congealed
Cooling and expanding into vast galactic wheels
Blinking its majesty we know one thing for sure
Sooner or later it will take another form
Existing once, then no longer; having been through that change of state
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