ennui : (bdum bdum)...

tea leaves thwart those who court catastrophe,

designing futures where nothing will occur : 

cross the gypsy’s palm and yawning she will still predict no perils left to conquer.

jeopardy is dejeune now : naive knight finds ogres out-of-date and dragons unheard of, 

while blasé princesses indict tilts at terror as downright absurd.

the beast in jamesian grove will never jump,

compelling hero’s dull career to crisis ;

and when insouciant angels play buddhas trump,

while bored arena crowds for once look eager, hoping toward havoc, 

neither pleas nor prizes shall coax from doom’s blank door lady or wolf.

  ONCE UPON A SILVER PATH.