Figure descriptions
An old man stands alone in a desert-like environment. He wears a long hooded cape
that drapes around his body. The cape is
tied with rope, and a sheathed knife is tucked into the rope. The man has a long white
beard and holds a walking stick. Two cheetahs
stand beside the man, one of whom looks up toward him. Birds fly in the sky in a single
line. There is an urban settlement in the
background, identified in the poem text as Cairo, Egypt. 3/4-page illustration contained
within a single ruled border.
