The bird fluttered,
tottered on the bird table and flew away feebly.
Headaches began, aches and pains, coughs and collapses -
an epidemic, evolution claiming kindly men.
The Queen, the Cabinet, Intelligence and Money Magnates
whisked themselves away to palatial bunkers,
some steeling themselves as ordinary friends died.
If anyone wondered whether their insurance was up to date
there was no-one there to advise.
