Six Citizen Shorts

1.
When
Malik Sunder
Was
Escaping
Through The Royal Passage
Beneath
The Sacred Tomb of the King
He
Was Overjoyed

He
Built Secret Underground Tunnels
Instead
Of A Municipal Sewerage
As
Was Promised To The People
Of The Land
During
An Election Campaign




2.
The
Thunderbolt
In The Azure Sky
Was Meant To Herald
Wet Rains

Instead
Of Striking Down
The Solitary Metereologist
In
His Observatory



3.
Every Fort
Has
A Temple
Where The Citizens Pray
For
Good Rulers
Who Win Wars

And
Declare
Public Holidays



4.
Miles
And Miles
The Two Epigrammists
Walked
Knowing They Would Have To Brush
Away
The Polysyllabic Phrases
And High Theory
To
Decipher
The Dust
And Rubble


5.
City Crowds
Are Rushing From Street
To Renamed Street
But
Seldom
Are City Crowds
Moving
In The Wrong Direction


6.
When
The Wise Man
Saw
A Rock
He Sat Upon It
And Pondered
About The Inevitability of The Historical Processes
Whilst
Defecating