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Lost Dinosaur
After falling
And picking myself up
It was not persistence of the will
Or a soul's clenched fist
Teeth ground deeper than the marrow
No
Not
None of these
It was the absence of the memory of the lost dinosaur
To not remember that I once couldn't forget
Christmas Poem
His cooney wrath did petrify
And all the nubblies gnarled
From window panes he came and went
At little girls he snarled
And oh what Christmas times
Whence yeomen rest their trubs
That is when he snatches them
And leaves flip-dazzled stubs
But lo! A creature larger still
From times before the hand
Comes at Christmas to rescue all
What are too stiff to stand
A thunderous lizard, a gentle brut
Who knows no name or kind
Watch the girls and family’s blaps
For now ‘til Christmas time.
And all the nubblies gnarled
From window panes he came and went
At little girls he snarled
And oh what Christmas times
Whence yeomen rest their trubs
That is when he snatches them
And leaves flip-dazzled stubs
But lo! A creature larger still
From times before the hand
Comes at Christmas to rescue all
What are too stiff to stand
A thunderous lizard, a gentle brut
Who knows no name or kind
Watch the girls and family’s blaps
For now ‘til Christmas time.
Poem 2
Too often I've stood on shallow banks
Lines cast, dinosaurs crossed
And crossed again
Far too often I've stood on these banks
Lines cast, dinosaurs crossed
And crossed again
Far too often I've stood on these banks
Poem 1
Trip along the mortal coil.
Perchance you find a dinosaur.
Wilt thou sell its golden eggs?
Perhaps a gilded omelette in its stead.
"Haiku" 1
Love is never-ending
I walk among the living
With pockets heavy with stones
"Haiku" 2
After the bombs stop
I will be the one who stands
The fires will hold me up
i thought the dinosaur was a "he" not an "it"? Reference July 5th.
ReplyDeleteThe dinosaur was also called "she" in any even earlier comic, reference "Gym," June 30. The dinosaur's gender is supposed to be ambiguous and I originally thought it wouldn't be much of an issue no matter what pronouns I used. But even back at the time of the comic you referenced some readers questioned me on the dino's gender.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this was an issue I decided no to use masculine or feminine pronouns for the dinosaur, hamstringing the kinds of captions I could write, (please note that between your referenced comic and this one I never use any pronoun for the dinosaur.) The way I look at it this is a free form comic and the characters have things that remain constant and strips may subtly reference other strips (like the introduction of Kazak, the dinosaur's dog or the strip "Comic-death,") but with each new strip comes a new beginning (Nick and the dinosaur may seem like they are in a relationship or Nick maybe be a police officer or interviewing the dinosaur for a job.)
What the characters are (male, female, lover, cop, painter) may change, but who they are (their character, their personality, their role) remains the same. The comic is not a linear story by any means (Nick is eaten by the dinosaur in an early strip,) so I think the best thing to do is to take each comic for what it is... tomorrow Nick and the dinosaur may be a same sex couple operating a bed and breakfast in Maine and the next day Nick might be tricking the dinosaur to invest in his ponzi scheme.
No matter what dreams may come I hope you all enjoy and I'm also happy to talk more and clarify when you have questions, so feel free to keep the comments coming.
-Your humble cartoonist