For a moment,

the upcoming

eclipse

got eclipsed

by a

northeast

quake

which eclipsed

mideast

bombing

which eclipsed

the war 

in Ukraine

which was trumped

a while ago

by Trump

eclipsing himself

with more

crazy

each day.

This Spring

has been

anything

but silent.

This season

of birth

and renewal

has been 

cruel

to humanity

and democracy.

Meanwhile,

people

are freaking 

out

about

nature.