The Uruguayans

'Small inequities magnified by intervening vapors'
  ...... Lydia Davis


Ah         learning how to walk again 

Triumphant statues
Erectus victorious

           while 

Cicadas whine as children die

                  in Calmouk

Camels give milk       distilled to
             dizzying confusion 

Headlights approach

          "crumble ye tyrants --
            may there be nothing 
            in your way"

Eyes glaze as centuries quicken

                       chants

Echoed by the Anunnaki
Travelers from Ethiopian art

As Sumerian Scholars

Scream from ancient tablets

                       lost

          In the land of Shinar
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Peranteau Avatar
December 28, 2024 at 10:11 PM
thuh breath full dear poet ') Have thuh Happy New Year dear poet...much love
Maverick Avatar
October 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Nothing is new under the sun?? We I'm seeing Repeats Jimbo." And the darned thing is..' I turned the t v off for the same impudence.' Hope you are well.' Thanks fot posting.'
Dietrich Avatar
September 17, 2024 at 3:26 PM
My favorite was learning to walk again.
Goff Avatar
September 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Thanks Andrea!
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