I found this much too drab. as prose, fiction as well as non-, this wouldn't
be bad; as a poem it's dry & pointless. maybe I'm missing something. the
utter lack of any hint of lyricism makes me feel like I'm wasting my time.
and the ending..?
is this whole thing supposed to be postmodern somehow? I'm guessing no. not
my cuppa, or my idea of poetry.
KS
2008/12/31 Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> The Locusts' Hands
>
> (for Caleb Cluff)
>
> They've crossed the border from New South Wales,
> this year's locusts, threatening crops and -
> splattering across windscreens - vehicle mishaps.
>
> In Wagga Wagga, Mathoura,
> Narrandera, Mulwala and Culcairn,
> swarms have been seen – hoppers,
>
> young ones with undeveloped wings.
> Too late for the cereal crops now in,
> but in time for fruit trees and vegie gardens.
>
> The plague locust commissioner
> of the Department of Primary Industries,
> Dr Andrew Tomkins, says so.
>
> Swarms have been spotted in Echuca
> on the Murray, and to its west, light swarms
> between Yarrawonga and Wangaratta, and
>
> egg beds in at least six sites in Torrumbarry.
> Adult locusts are in Chiltern and Colbinabbin.
> The rain has 'played into the locusts' hands',
>
> he says. They fatten up, lay more eggs,
> and fly further. So far this season there've
> been more than six hundred confirmed sites.
>
> Depending on winds, in one night
> they can travel up to seven hundred
> kilometres, in a day up to thirty.
>
> They may keep on into autumn - another
> generation may affect the winter cereal crop.
> They can also block radiators
>
> causing vehicles to overheat.
> Sightings can be reported by calling
> the locust hotline 1300....
>
>
> Max Richards
> Doncaster Victoria
>
> Wednesday 31 December 2008
>
> adapted from
>
> theage.com.au/environment/voracious-pests-on-the-wing-again
>
> [good pic also]
>
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