U is for Unicorn

O unicorn among the cedars
To whom no magic charm can lead us,
White childhood moving like a sigh
Through the green woods unharmed in thy
Sophisticated innocence
To call thy true love to the dance.

W H Auden
New year letter


Like a lion, without fear of the howling pack
Like a gust of wind, ne'er trapped in a snare,
Like a lotus blossom, ne'er sprinkled by water,
Like me, like a unicorn, in solitude roam.

Hymn of Buddha