L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

When I Am But a Fossil

When I am but a fossil
All bones, no flesh
Crushed in the earth,
I will dream of discovery
By scientists pondering
Who I was…,
When I lived.

When I am but a fossil
From the distant past
Will someone
Of great renown
Reconstruct me, and ask
Who I was…,
When I lived?

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Caren Krutsinger October 15, 2021 at 11:35 AM They sure might " When I am but a fossil From the distant past Will someone Of great renown Reconstruct me, and ask Who I was…, When I lived?" I hope they do! L Milton Hankins October 15, 2021 at 12:59 PM Oh, I rather doubt it. Hey, to fossilize...that would be a zillion years from now. I haven't done anything to merit a teeny-tiny dot in the pages of history...and a zillion years????????

Gershon Wolf October 13, 2021 at 7:40 PM Fascinating question... Longing to 'discover' the answer! Exploration and Adventure, Gershon L Milton Hankins October 13, 2021 at 8:36 PM Thanks, Gershon. The first stanza just popped into my head, and somehow I wound up adding the second to give it a tweak! Glad you found it fascinating.

Shirley Hawkins October 13, 2021 at 4:13 PM A daddy fossil... not a mummy... L Milton Hankins October 13, 2021 at 8:37 PM (chuckle) I suppose, Shirley, it would be a daddy fossil in my case. I got your play on words. Funny!