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King of the Dinosaurs

By oldscriba

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

I am not lost whenit comes to iceI've been here before andI'll always remember the way                            my knife has a saber tooth blade                            my boots are lined with seal fur                            my whale oil lamp gives a steady light                            for music I have a hollow caribou bone                            and the wind                    : the king of the dinosaurs              has none of these things              and without them              he cannot follow me here Written September 9th, 2001 © on Sep 09 2001 06:10 AM PST   10 • 0

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"I am not lost whenit comes to iceI've been here before andI'll always remember the way                            my knife has a saber tooth blade                            my boots are lined with seal fur                            my whale oil lamp gives a steady light                            for music I have a hollow caribou bone                            and the wind                    : the king of the dinosaurs              has none of these things              and without them              he cannot follow me here..."

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