Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Monday, February 4, 2013

Ice Age Poetry

The Twilight of the Mammoths

Perched upon a grassy hill ancient hunters prepare to make a kill


Blaring trumpets shatter the air
Terrified voices echo despair
Hurtling towards their own demise
A chance at life, their fate denies

The blood of giants spills forth upon the grass
Brought forth by razor-edged volcanic glass
Marching closer to defeat with each fresh laceration
Panicking behemoths flee from inevitable damnation

Perfectly adapted to a dying world
Their fate was sealed when their blanket of ice unfurled
Their fragile world was brought to bear before the fury of the sun
And before they even knew it their time on earth was done.


Columbian mammoth
Sketch by Z. J. Speulveda


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

Bio of poet: Zach recently moved to the Pikes Peak region from San Diego, CA. He became interested in paleontology by visiting the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles as often as he could. He is a junior member of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society and is part of the Pikes Peak Pebble Pups Earth Science Scholars Program. Zach is 15 years old and is in 10th grade at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, Colorado. Zach has written articles for newspapers and his work on Roman artifacts is currently in press and will be published by an international magazine.  Zach is also a member of the Colorado Scientific Society.

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Through this blog pebble pups and junior members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society can access their lessons, work on assignments and projects, and receive details about field trips in the Pikes Peak Region. This Internet program is also suitable for young people who are interested in Earth science but do not live near a rock club or gem and mineral society or for young people anywhere who want a deeper dive into these topics. The only requirement is that all participants must be members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society and must fill out the CSMS membership form (under important websites) and send their registration and membership fee in. Steven Veatch is the senior instructor and will need an email from you with your name, address, phone number, and permission from your parents to participate in this program.