Are the "missing" Linked?
Tibetan monks share legend-colored reports
Taking wide-eyed listeners from valley floors
To peaks in the sentinel Himalayas
So how could such holy men’s tales betray us
A dark, furry creature’s outline has been seen
Startling climbers on mountains so serene
Leaving bipedal footprints on pristine snow
Stumping searchers who try to learn where they go
Yeti, the not-so-abominable snowman
Much maligned being of God’s creative hand
Never attacks, just appears and quickly flees
Allowing sighters to suspect what they please
Howling in the pain of loss from lofty peaks
Perhaps for a missing cousin Yeti seeks
One who traversed a lost land bridge from Asia
Then made his way south from the Arctic Tundra
To explore lush forests now U.S. Northwest
Where for centuries Bigfoot has done his best
To elude capture by settlers and hunters
And scoff at ever-hopeful photographers
Publicized encounters with both have been made
But only footprints, blurry photos remain
Of man’s intriguing, unevolved ancestors
Scientists think they’re human predecessors
But their imprints on Earth have been minimal
Never chopping trees or scarring pinnacles
They’ve reason to hide from creatures who pollute
Posing threats to life by developing nukes
Perhaps these "beasts" we should emulate
Learn from our ancestors before it’s too late
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2009
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