Saturday, 2 March 2024

The Caveman's Lament

I haven't posted for quite a long time because I've been very busy with other things (and also we've just moved house) but this poem amused me and I wanted to share it!


I'm listening to Jackson Browne's evergreen classic, Linda Paloma. Listen here.




7 comments:

  1. Welcome back!
    I very rarely read poetry, but this week I found a poem that I need to examine very carefully (before adding to my blog). So while I am in the mood I will read your poem and look for any impact :)

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  2. Hello Bazza, I suppose this not-really-sexist (although heterosexist) poem shows why cartoon cavemen (drawn by male cartoonists) ended up dragging cave-women by the hair. About the anachronistic cooking, that is a good term for the dish I made tonight--it should not exist in any time period!
    --Jim

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  3. Hels: I really enjoy poetry. It's such a succinct way to communicate emotions and ideas easily! (By the way, I like your new photo)

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  4. Jim: Yes, the caveman image is fairly universal (but completely false of course1). I love the idea of a cave man cooking diplodocus even though there is more than 150 million years between their extinction and homo sapiens. Good luck with your cooking!

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  5. Hi Bazza - what a fascinating poet to find out about - thank you! So interesting and to see some of the comments about his output and him ... I love the poem ... cheers Hilary

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  6. Hilary: I have been reading some of his other stuff. He's very inventive and funny. He is currently on tour with the poet Henry Normal who writes in a similar vein.

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  7. Me think I like this flow.....

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