Arab Map of the World with the South at the Top

Arab Map of the World with the South at the Top
(Ibn Hawqal, 10th c.)

Plainsong puzzle.
No rush to mean.
Duodenum inlet.
Dotty. Green.

Holes in the hills.
Oval worldview.
Hawqal on a roll.
Foiled fold snafu.

Truro on the ulna
Truro on the ulna

Terre vert, vinegar,
Urine, honey, salt.
Lambent vellum riff.
Simmered down gestalt.

Trouble on the sea.
Bug proboscis cay.
Bang a left east
To slack jaw bay.

Truro on the ulna
Truro on the ulna


(the poem first appeared in Poetry Ireland Review no.86)
Thought it would be nice to post the image with the poem.