Whether it is the beginning of the end,
or the end of the beginning,
I can only say that,
it began to end
on Tuesday, 7th May,
in a year unspecified*,
with green flashes in the sky,
possibly from comets
passing by –
possibly not.
Anyway, that was when
it all began,
to end.
*1901, 07, 12, 18, 29, 35, 40, 46, 57, 63, and 68
are possible years
in the last century,
when this fictional tale
may have taken place;
but, only if you infuse –
or use –
a little reality
into proceedings.
Graeme Sandford 