Augury - by
Magnetic winds from the sun pour in
/ and send our instruments akimbo.
/ Nothing runs like clockwork now.
/ As skeletal clouds unwreathe our exposure,
/ panicky…
omens
Freak Phenomena - by
Siphoned from their beds,
/ periwinkles crack open
/ on Beijing pavements;
/
/ storm-addled tadpoles
/ carpet downtown Kolkata;
/ red ants rain on Bonn.
/
/ Loose tongues spread the news:
/ the Second…