Tyrant Lizard
Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh. Photo by Scott Robert Anselmo
Some may say we are too smart for our own good,
For we have the knowledge
To create sky-shattering explosions
And rain nuclear death from above.
Strange how the apex has shifted to us
From a mighty reptile ten times our size
But probably ten times less intelligent.
Long before Little Boy and Fat Man,
He was the ultimate weapon.
Until their own death came from above,
And the great rock shattered their sky,
Smiting predator and prey together
Under clouds that banished the light of the sun,
He brought duckbill and hornhead alike into line,
With tooth and claw.
Once these bones belonged to a tyrant,
A ruler of its fellow beasts.
Now they stare out from the sandstone,
The only witness to an age long past.
Hey, guys. The list of top ten animated movies is still far from completion, although it should be ready by next weekend. In the meantime, I’ve decided to share some of my poetry with you, for better or worse. I took two poetry classes in my college days, which is where this little piece of verse came from.
Obviously, one of the greatest predatory animals ever to walk the earth was on my mind when I wrote it, and it was one of several writings from that period that contained heavy apocalyptic overtones. Indeed, this was composed about a month before Agent Orange was sworn into office, and those fears that we are going the way of the dinosaurs have only grown stronger as my faith that the leaders of this world know what they’re doing grows dimmer.
Don't expect poetry to become a regular feature in this gallery. I'm not very good at it, and I only have three or four others I feel comfortable sharing in public. I hope you enjoyed this one, though!
