his paper propped against the electric toaster br (nicely adjusted to his morning use), br Daniel at breakfast studies world disaster br and sips his orange juice. br the words dismay him. headlines shrilly chatter br of famine, storm, death, pestilence, decay. br Daniel is gloomy, reaching for the butter. br he shudders at the way br war stalks the planet still, and men know hunger, br go shelterless, betrayed, may perish soon. br the coffee's weak again. in sudden anger br Daniel throws down his spoon br and broods a moment on the kitchen faucet br the plumber mended, but has mended ill; br recalls tomorrow means a dental visit, br laments the grocery bill.