earth time past
folds before man laid claim
magnificent giants roamed
this planet’s hide
legged, tentacled, devoid of sense
spawning stuff of nightmares
breathing light of dreams
ambiguous
specific
cloaked
creatures of fantasy
bestowed as masterpieces
sharply enameled
horn heralded
club tailed
extraordinary strength
deselected
castrated by nature
on a sunless whim
t’rex duel created long ago while learning Adobe Illustrator, previously published
anntogether 
Interesting how you worded the last two lines and poetically summarized the definitive power of Mother Nature.
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Hi Olga.
I always thought it fascinating that such powerful creatures ended as they did –
am:)
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I know. Cycles of extinction.
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Yep 🙂
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“devoid of sense” – are you SURE you’re not describing US? 😉
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possibly 😉
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AnnMarie, I think I’ve already told you how much I like these dinosaurs — I would say, “They’re din-o-mite,” but that would be too easy and cheesy. The poem is simply elegant in the way it uses isolated discriptors not only for the purpose of description (I know, that’s redundant), but as a way of understating the important message and therefore making it even starker and sadder (sorry, I’m tired tonight so my words are tripping all over themselves). 😉
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🙂
tripping is not always a bad thing – and in fact – can be quite entertaining when in a field of daffodils 😉 are you in a field of daffodils?
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No, unfortunately, not in a field of daffodils:). I’m just amazingly able to trip over my own feet, especially when I’ve also got my feet stuck in them.
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😉
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Enough, you two — now I’m picturing the dinosaurs tripping around in daffodils. – Fawn
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Great poem and artwork. 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Another great poem with a great illustration. Thanks, AnnMarie.
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Thank you, Stuart.
am:)
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Interesting poem. Something different. Dinos are making a comeback now it seems…well at least in popular culture.
Would love your thoughts on my latest post: https://rinsebeforeuse.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/deal-breakers/
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Thank you.
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“Castrated by nature” is such intense imagery. Love it. I also happen to lovelovelove dinosaurs, so this poem is now officially my favorite of yours. 🙂
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Ah, thank you.
My son just saw the latest “Jurassic” installment – he enjoyed but said there was way too much unnecessary killing…
am:)
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You’ve manage to give life and bring T-Rex out of extinction! Love the texture and colors! My Grandson would squeal with excitement over them. (as I just did LOL)
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Thank you, Leslie.
I miss my son’s dino days – between the plastic dinos and Thomas the Train 🙂
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