Our Astronomical Storytelling

The sun in humpback spirals from equinox to solstice
rises smooth as a tinted umbrella,
sets in lush tropic wrinkles with violet Sanskrit scribbles.

Lurking night can see the sun, and shadows him.
This meandering light behind the film above our frame
on the horizon, burns a path with growing degrees of return.

But for now there will be clear sky for the rainmaker,
palpably overcast for would-be viewers on a Pisgah point.
The murky winter thickens.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

Japan postpones humpback whale hunt
Sun marks winter solstice on Saturday
Coppola's "Youth" not worth the wait

Alleged Religious Police

The Spice Girls raided the home of an alleged ringleader of
an international group of cybercriminals responsible for
infecting more than one million teenagers with teddy bear

hatred. Police will launch their worldwide comeback this
weekend as buzzword lawyers demand religious pupils name
a prison of singers. Initially, the raid helped Sudanese

'girl power', but police arrested 750,000 computers. New
Zealand was extremely disappointed to explain the alleged
return of Muhammad, known online as 'verdict: convicted'.

-- Kevin Doran

Spice Girls to launch world comeback tour
Police Break Up International Botnet
Teacher guilty of insulting Islam

The Time Taken

Signals for converting remembered,
history after defining thinned,
space of home pulses the attempt

until delayed connected example
already with abandoned Atlantis,
copper of light evening the harbor.

Cores creating and human,
world canceling and massive,
blue of pearl chips the disappear.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

Pearl Harbor lives in the hearts of its vets
Shuttle Mission Is Delayed by Problems With Fuel Sensors
IBM aims to wire chips with light pulses

Flares Investigation Scene

flying course veered not authorized media speak
visited crash site Turkish prosecutor leading
        investigation
crashed into mountain killing passengers and crew

several hostages let a woman with an infant go
standoff complaint wife severe drug alcohol abuse
turned out road flares strapped to his chest

I don’t speed and slippery roads factors lifesaving
workers every apply dangerous break off difficult to
        secure
you who was driver behavior most correctable
        procedures scene

-- Clark Allison

Hostage-taker invades Clinton campaign office
U.S. experts join crash inquiry
Fatal ambulance crash highlights dangers