I can't help with any big else but if you need a restate it would be "The Scream" by Edward Munch and the short story "Marigolds" they are different and alike because...
It is simply saying that all is now in chaos. I am assuming the part that is confusing is "the quiet sands have run." It could easily be alluding to the way that during a sandstorm, the calm sands of the surface are no longer there as the chaos of the storm casts them about.
