A silver Lucifer
serves
cocaine in cornucopia
The first lines of this poem hint at corruption and evil, as they presents an image of a devil handing out drugs. Here, Loy sets the tone of confusion and disorientation that will continue for the rest of the poem, exploring this lunar landscape.
Peris in livery
prepare
Lethe
for posthumous parvenues
On her tour (or baedeker) of this mysterious moonscape, Loy makes many allusions. After alluding to satan in the first stanza, Loy then references the biblical Lethe and the mythological Peris (Persian fairies.) Allusions are a key aspect of this poem and contribute to its mystical qualities.
