Jandek

Japanese Cup

Jandek


I got my Japanese cup 
A mauve brocaded red napkin 
It's got blue trees 
Painted all over it 
But you can't touch the blue trees 
They're in the ceramic stone 
And a light blue rim at the top 
It's blended in there, too 
But on that napkin 
Wow, what a bear to see 
There on the table 
Not far from the blue ceramic tray 
With the little white crosses 
And the royal blue circles 
And the sides of the tray 
Surrounding the blue dragons 
Watched over by the winged things 
They're playing with their teeth 
And what's leashed between them 
The edges of the square 
Are rounded out nicely 
It's all white and blue 
I got my Japanese cup 
And a mauve brocaded red napkin