Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Responses like these to local control continue to amaze. As we talked about a month ago, contemporary conservatism is generally committed to the idea that the government that's closest to the people -- literally, geographically -- is best able to respond to the public's needs. As much as possible, officials should try to shift power and resources away to local authorities.

"Except, that is, when communities consider progressive measures Republicans don'€™t like, at which point those principles are quickly thrown out the window."

-- Steve Benen, 2016-03-22 (thanks to twistedchick for linking to this)

I saw lightning flash inside a white tulip, 
   A blue-white 
          zig
        zag
    Shining through the petals,
        Quicker than any poem.
It was probably just a 
    neur-
    o-
    logic-
     al 
     glitch
Since my eyes were closed at the time,
                   But it looked like it could have come
                       From a tiny camera
                            Held by an ant
                        Who wanted a close-up 
                    of the stamen.
And then suddenly
It was my own flash behind the flower
     And a cable-release was in my hand
   But then I opened my eyes
To write it down from my bed.

(First draft. I haven't decided whether to keep all the line breaks and the funky indenting. I went to bed six hours ago but my brain won't shut off. After the sun came up, I balanced a pillow across my eyes, and after a while I saw this. So ... partial dream state, I guess, but unfortunately while still awake.)