Agents of the Anthropocene
Perhaps they serve
a God's twisted will
as they accelerate extinctions
with smoke and blades
and prepare the way
as Holocene yields
to Anthropocene wherein
the ruins and bony remains
will lie to be exhumed and studied
by the exo- archaeologists
from worlds with smarter gods
and more reverent inhabitants.
a God's twisted will
as they accelerate extinctions
with smoke and blades
and prepare the way
as Holocene yields
to Anthropocene wherein
the ruins and bony remains
will lie to be exhumed and studied
by the exo- archaeologists
from worlds with smarter gods
and more reverent inhabitants.
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Author's Note
Because we have Dominion, we have totally fucked ourselves. And other species, of course.
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will lie to be exhumed and studied Poem, Holocene, anthropocene
by the exo- archaeologists
from worlds with smarter gods
and more reverent inhabitants.
Like this much *
"...worlds with smarter gods
and more reverent inhabitants."
Would that there were. *
You hit the nail on the head, Gary. Like this very much.*
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Thank you, John.
Thank you, Matt.
Thank you, Daniel.
Thank you, Ray.
Truth be told ... the title caught my eye because I'm a fan of Max Frisch's Man In the Holocene. I guess I never got the memo that we've been in the Anthropocene since around 2000. My how time flies when your messin' up planets.
Strong moment in the poem:
"and prepare the way
as Holocene yields
to Anthropocene wherein
the ruins and bony remains"
Enjoyed this.
Thank you, Sam.
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Thank you, Amanda.
Yep. What I think too.
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Thank you, Bill.
from worlds with smarter gods
and more reverent inhabitants.
Like this very much.
*, Gary. Excellent close.
Thank you, Paul.
Thank you, David.
Well done. *
Thank you, Charlotte.