the Dinosaur, but luck
was fleeting, alas. Tornadoes
swept across the plains,
like elemental whirling dervishes
of deliberate destruction, obliterating
everyone with a cat
, stoat, springbok or wildebeest
in his kitchen. Luckily,
those who had Roncomatic’s
patented Tornado Untwister were
dancing in the wind
while their socks flew
off to parts unknown.
Meanwhile, a mysterious puzzle
was beginning to evolve
in the mind of
Santa’s number one elf
who was perpetually involved
in dark pacts with
Woody and Soon-Yi Allen