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Thursday, April 22 2010

Paleontologist

I scour ancient dirt,

magnifying glass, chisel in hand

shards of bone, broken glass lie scattered

saffron colored carcass

rusting behind broken plywood fence

are these part of one animal or two?

I could build a fanciful creature

one drawn purely from my

paranoia and imagination

or I could be prophet Ezekiel

speak with unflinching confidence,

form a squall in Dead Sea waters until

wind becomes breath and

dead bones rise

a legion of fierce warriors whose

marching feet reverberate on valley floor

I could do all that, but

if I work slowly, take my time

I'll discover truths about my past

I never thought I'd know

reality is more amazing

than any myth or creature I might invent

Notes:

ReadWritePoem Prompt: Day 22

Today’s prompt is from Read Write Poem member Catherine who provided the contents for today’s prompt, a Wordle.

reverberate, rust, squall, tomorrow, flinch, emporium, crow, dizzy, pepper, saffron, tendril, fierce

Use one, or use them, all in the poem you write today.

I got reverberate, rust, squall, flinch, fierce, saffron - one-half

Comments

by gautami - 04/23/2010 - 09:12

Great start with wonderful buildup!