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Nov 22
poem challenge: Rhyme
Andrew Knight

Poetry from the Pleistocene

Across the north country, the megafauna roam free
They’ve done so for centuries
A bull elk carrying a six foot rack
In his wake, a cloven hoof track
An aging mastodon roams by
As the birds soar high

These animals have no care in the world
For they do not know
Mankind will herald

 
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Posted: 11.22.20
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  1. Andrew Knight
    Nov 22, 2020

    The image is a portrait I made of the Eastern Elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) a species that lived in Vermont from the Ice Age up until its extinction in 1800.

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  1. cedar
    Nov 24, 2020

    This is really good!

    Dear Lord, please put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

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