not after the event

but during the event

poets from across the land

gathered to bear witness

forced by the nature of the vocation

to express their points of view.

the event

as in many before it

lasted no longer

than a fleeting moment

and event explanations

were told to the people

who were sleeping–– those who tell

tall tales of dreams

so that

non-dreamers

can find their way forward.

what if the Sun

became wet after dropping

below the waterline ––

a reasonable inquiry.

I may have been among the poets sleeping.