eventually, the heavens
May 19, 2012 § 5 Comments
who was it?
the first to plant a stick
in the dirt and track
with intent in
a perfect circle around it
a length of line
keeping tight
the small steps
did the language of symbols
begin there?
with this simple sketch
of the eye
the expectant mother
the moon the sun and
what would be called,
eventually,
the heavens
when done
did this
linguistic upstart
throw up hands
and scream some prehistorical
version of voila!?
pointing at the orb in the sky
then at his creation
in the dust
and again at the sky
trying to get the
attention of the rest
of the tribe
who were already
almost over the next
ridge with more
important thoughts
driving them on
those of their bellies
and the keeping of fire
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Voilà! 🙂 These are some thoughts!
eventually the heavens indeed!! wooww oooh wooww!!!
It’s great to see this imaginative picture of early humans and to feel your speculation about the human mind, then and now. But I also love the humorous comparison with others in the tribe. We needed both mindsets to survive and develop, I suppose.
[ps: there’s a typo to correct in voilà]
Thanks John! There are still those among our tribe pointing at the new as the others slog on. Guess it will always be the mystical part of progress. P.S. correction made. Public education 🙂
Thanks Fred! [you could edit my comment(s) to remove the bits in brackets]