Out of the brine,
the earliest seems so other
Ordovician beauty lies
in the eyes of the beholder
Is it desire or rote primitive urges
that keep this living relic
part of our current web
To be reborn,
as the 450 million year old villain
of our motion picture nightmares
And what do they see of us
do we appear as angels or incubus?
After all,
We crawled out of the ocean too
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #228: Otherness
<smile> I’ve often wondered at the absolute otherness of horseshoe crabs. The top side feels as primitive as it genetically is — barely changed for half a billion years.
But, man, when you flip it over… it’s a bit like the reveal in a horror movie.
And yet, so very, very beautiful in the sense that this is a design which has survived every cataclysm the universe has thrown at it.
Dancing Echoes 
April 20, 2020 at 1:11 pm
<smile> I’ve often wondered at the absolute otherness of horseshoe crabs. The top side feels as primitive as it genetically is — barely changed for half a billion years.
But, man, when you flip it over… it’s a bit like the reveal in a horror movie.
And yet, so very, very beautiful in the sense that this is a design which has survived every cataclysm the universe has thrown at it.
Wonderful insights in your beautiful poem, too. ❤
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April 20, 2020 at 1:12 pm
Thank you Patrick! I agree, I think they are beautiful too.
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April 20, 2020 at 1:25 pm
🙂
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May 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Beautiful poem and it’s good connecting with you. Thank you for following Eugi’s Causerie.
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May 18, 2020 at 1:15 pm
Thank you Eugenia. Good connecting with you too. I like your work.
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May 18, 2020 at 9:48 pm
You’re welcome and thank you. 😉
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