The birdcage was like a little temple, with smooth white lines and a domed roof. The birdcage was like a prison with confining metal bars. The birdcage was fashioned like a small white palace. The birdcage was like a white eggshell, the yellow canary at its center. Like a white moon, the little birdcage illuminated the vast space of the room with its cheer. The birdcage was an asylum, and the canary its sole inmate. The birdcage was a sultan's palace, and the canary its pasha. The birdcage was a harem, and the small canary its pleasure-giver. The birdcage was a white church in vast space, and its singing canary a preacher of glad tidings. The birdcage was a prison in which its inmate served in solitary confinement. The birdcage hung from a hook like an ivy planter. The birdcage hung suspended like a little white moon in the sky. Like a white temple of ancient Atlantis, the birdcage hung suspended in the air. The birdcage hung carelessly from its metal rod like a bucket of water fro...
Tonight is the night of the vampire.