After Barometer Earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus)
prognostication is a fickle art
conjecture testing truth when runes are cast
the future lurks alive in mortal hearts
mercurial predictions cloud the glass
but there are those who think they know the lore
the sacred rites to quell the brewing storm
and they absorb the lightning and so cause
a rift that alters tempo, tide and form
it manifests as aching in the bones
nostalgia for an unknown time or place
a low-grade tinnitus, a rising tone
a yearning sharp as knives or fine as lace
prognostication is a fickle art
the future lurks alive in mortal hearts
LM
Listen to the poet perform the poem here.
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