Our long lost Russian forebear
spills her D.N.A.
leaves it as our legacy
in some Siberian cave.
Geoffrey Hill, poet,
difficult, divisive - up
for the Oxford job.
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12 comments:
Out of Africa
comes a genome resembling
Hill's savage poetry.
KassSuperb!
Hi Dave,
Hadn't heard either of these stories but am now wiser. Prestigious university chairs often seem to court controversy.
Hopefully, the Siberian discovery will help us understand more about our own evolution.
reaching the century mark huh? fabulous. :)
dun remember hil though the name sounds heard.
Great write :)
But I feel branded
by the Mercian hymns,
an Offa's coin my third eye.
I do adore your haikus. I learn so much about the news this way!
Derrick
Cerebral poet, given to disputing minor issues - should do well in the chair, I would have thought.
Raj
Shh... many a slip twixt cup and lip!
Short Poems
Welcome to my blog and many thanks for commenting.
Tommaso
I like it, but I am not sure I've fully worked out the connection. I think there must be more than I've got.
Madame DeFarge
Thank you greatly. Kind remark.
I come here to learn, Dave!
Aloha from Hawaii my Friend
Comfort Spiral
Wow. This was short and sweet. Superb post...:)
You have a great way of writing a haiku with news and current events. Sly.
Mr Stupid
A very belated welcome to my site and my sincere thanks for stopping by to comment.
Techno Babe
Sly... yup, that's me!
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