The Armadillo Flashcards
1
Q
frail,
A
illegal fire balloons appear.
2
Q
paper…
A
chambers flush and fill with light that comes and goes, like hearts
3
Q
once…
A
up against the sky it’s hard to tell them from the stars
4
Q
last…
A
night another big one fell.
5
Q
it splattered…
A
like an egg of fire
6
Q
they…
A
shrieked up out of sight.
7
Q
the ancient…
A
owls’ nest must have burned.
8
Q
a glistening…
A
armadillo left the scene, rose-flecked, head down, tail down,
9
Q
so soft! - …
A
a handful of intangible ash
10
Q
too pretty…
A
dreamlike mimcry!
o falling fire and piercing cry
and panic, and a weak mailed fist
clenched ignorant against the sky
