Nuryev

Bucking kicking bridled rage
bursting on to a Paris stage
Grace and power class and fire
Free expression His desire

A spirit wild - divided heart
hammer-sickle loved His art
Arogance; sexual prowess -fame
a brilliance only dance could tame

Power and beauty of a Seraphim
they named the race horse after him
And waltzed the Arc in valorous triumph
With fiery eye and true defiance: