Field guide No. 1083
Black birds make an impossible turn
A flock takes a right angle.
A dense stream of black birds crosses a pale sky in a straight line, then turns a sharp corner and drops downward. Nobody told the birds about curves.
Field noteRooks stream across the sky in a line, then turn a right angle. Nobody told the birds about curves.
Also possible, also breaking physics
The sleep of stonesBoulders cradled in smooth dips as if the ground gave way for them. Quarries do not do this; nothing here forbids it.
The last unread snowfallBooks describe snow; they don’t usually issue it. The rest of the desk is perfectly ordinary.
Frozen curtains at summer's endCurtains drop when the wind does. These froze clear mid-billow, icicles on the hems.
Black flames beneath white smokeBlack fire runs through dry grass beneath white smoke. The blaze has filed its inverse.