Of Reconciling Flux

disillusionment with politics slow job creation frustration
not get out for a long while mandate for reform plans
reconciling politics rivals apathy would not last

abuse of power unconstitutional attack on freedom
re-militarise country crackdown on dissidents
target petty crimes a normalisation of surveillance culture

not gone entirely to plan scale of debacle
unnecessary election increase majority boost personal clout
succeed doing the opposite EU withdrawal once more in flux

-- Clark Allison

No Blank Check for Macron Reforms
Protests in Japan as anti-conspiracy bill passed
British politics staggers from crisis to crisis

By Naïve Lights

from farcical to sinister layers of deception and absurdity
desperately political tuning out downplaying drama
rapid-fire series of revelations dismissal lights protocol

massive craters ocean floor formed by methane expulsions
still leaking profusely last thick ice sheet concentrated
mounds eventually infrequency melt gradual seepage impact

rooms of hardened researchers images of swirling clouds
drawn gasps close pass over storms at magnetic poles
ideas incorrect and maybe naïve dynamo system not deep

-- Clark Allison

Fox News Is Losing Its Grip
Juno peers below Jupiter's clouds
Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs