deepening drought
. . . dinosaur tracks
rise out of the river
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Sam Bateman
Since college, where he earned a degree in art and design, Sam Bateman has been a visual artist working in the medium of wood, making mostly smaller, sculptural objects. More recently, having had a longtime interest in reading poetry, he has started writing haiku and shorter poems.
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First encounter of a dinosaur in a haiku–they're too big. Love the heavy "d" steps, the ellipsis allowing the tracks time to surface, the unrolling of ominous "r" sounds reminding how the ancient past is present.
How strange it is to imagine that in this time of climate change fear, we 'see' where others have trod before, just as Gaby states 'reminding how the ancient past is present'. There's a lot of important 'depth' to Sam's poem.
I love the opposition of 'deepening' and 'rise'.
First encounter of a dinosaur in a haiku–they're too big. Love the heavy "d" steps, the ellipsis allowing the tracks time to surface, the unrolling of ominous "r" sounds reminding how the ancient past is present.
How strange it is to imagine that in this time of climate change fear, we 'see' where others have trod before, just as Gaby states 'reminding how the ancient past is present'. There's a lot of important 'depth' to Sam's poem.
Great; You and Spielberg for drama! What thoughtful comments too! However, did you ever see a mosquito larva appear from the surface of a pond?