I didn’t do the dverse quadrille yesterday but the word to use was ‘crack’ which inspired this cascade poem.
There’s a crack in the sky where the rain pours through
With the hiss of cooling dragon breath,
And cracks in the earth drink the serpent’s tears.
Will we say when the floods wash a world away
And Venice rocks beneath cruise ships’ waves,
There’s a crack in the sky where the rain pours through?
When carcasses rot in the desert drought
Some sip drinks in the shade while sprinklers play
With the hiss of cooling dragon breath,
And close their eyes as life trickles away,
Smug and righteous and hand on heart,
While cracks in the earth drink the serpent’s tears.