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Critterature: Bones of Contention

I'd like to step back in time a bit
And mention the dinosaur.
He lived two hundred million years
And then was seen no more.
The dino's demise is a mystery
That's hashed and often rehashed here.
One fav'rite hypothesis seems to be
That a giant asteroid crashed here.
Argued by clerics, and scientists,
And other great men of distinction,
Some clearly deluded,
Yet none has concluded
What actually caused the extinction.
What really occurred
Lies somewhere obscured
Amongst all those theories and guesses.
Some still do remain, though,
Like the crane and komodo,
And a number of interstate truck-stop waitresses.

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Gershon Wolf November 5, 2022 at 7:45 PM Ha, ha! That last line cracks me up. Sure wasn't expecting it! Thanks, Jim. Jim Slaughter November 6, 2022 at 6:38 AM Thank you, G. I have my friend, Gary P., to thank for that.

Ilene Bauer November 5, 2022 at 11:40 AM I’d like to see a book of your “Critteratures,” Jim! They are delightful! Jim Slaughter November 5, 2022 at 1:28 PM Ilene, thank you. That's a possible project for next year.

J. Summers November 4, 2022 at 4:50 PM Nothing beats a good dinosaur poem and this one is good. Loved the ending. John Jim Slaughter November 5, 2022 at 10:36 AM Thanks, John. A friend calls them "waitressauresses".