History Rimes in Haiku

One Mille Parts Per Two

Public domain (cc-zero, image retrieved via Wikimedia Commons), Description: Polski: Ilustracja powieści H. G. Wellsa “Wehikuł czasu” (org. “The Time Machine”) autorstwa nieznanego artysty, pochodząca z wydania tego opowiadania w czasopiśmie Famous Fantastic Mysteries; sierpień 1950. English: Illustration by unknown author from H.G. Wells’ novel “The Time Machine”, published in the magazine Famous Fantastic Mysteries; August 1950. Licensing: This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed.

When Y2K was,

t’was mime’s metaphor—anew

permille—yet times two.