The clouds sat in the air
like empty speech bubbles
from a well thumbed comic book
were the author hid clues which pointed to something big
much bigger and incomprehensible, it's...
well , it's best not to think about it
really
so go put the kettle on
and have a cup of tea.
The clouds opened and when it rained,
it rained commas,
and everything seemed to stop
or at least slow down,
just for a while.
And anyway
it was the animals that sensed it first,
P's cat tore up a sofa
while R's dog looked for cover
a parrot stammered
squeaked and swore while
a dog attacked a postman
who dropped elastic bands
that just bounced off the floor.