CaLokie
OLD BONES AND STONES
Homo Homo Homo
Habilis
Blessed be the bones of
Handy Man
Handy Woman
Handy kid
Holy, Holy, Holy
Sacred the womb of the African Eve
who gave first ancestors birth
two million years ago
Holy the hands building branch dome home
Holy the hands shaping stone chopper
Holy the hands slicing shares of meat
Holy the hands picking juniper berries
Holy the hands of tots wrestling like cubs
Holy
Holy
Holy
HOMO HABILIS
Homo Homo Homo
Erectus
Blessed be the bones of
Upright Man
Upright Woman
Upright kid
Holy, Holy, Holy
Sacred the womb of the African Eve
who gave first ancestors birth
one million years ago
Holy the feet of children skipping by log hut home
Holy the feet of hunters chasing exhausted elks
Holy the feet of foragers standing under hazelnut tree
Holy the feet cooled by riverbank water
Holy the feet dancing around campfire
Holy
Holy
Holy
HOMO ERECTUS
Homo Homo Homo
Sapiens
Blessed be the bones of
Wise Man
Wise Woman
Wise kid
Holy, Holy, Holy
Sacred the womb of the African Eve
who gave first ancestors birth
250,000 years ago
Holy the construction of mammoth bone tents
Holy the invention of antler spearheads and needles
Holy the painting of animals on cave walls
Holy the migration from Africa to rest of the world
Holy the poems spoken in all languages
Holy
Holy
Holy
HOMO SAPIENS
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