There are things I've never seen
and lots of places I've never been
but if I had a time machine
I'd take it to the pleistocene
I know it was not sunny and green
but I'd still go, to visit I mean
and see things of which I sometimes dream
that only lived in the pleistocene
The land was bright with an icy sheen
from all the glaciers that were seen
in the late great pleistocene
and life for all was hard and lean
the air was chilled, the wind was keen
I'm sure the cold was quite obscene
and in all the pleistocene
no one knew of coffee beans
But by their fire at night they'd sing
and stamp their dance in a rhythmic ring
offering pleas to gods unseen
and the bright burning stars of the Pleistocene
Like them I'd hunt that land pristine
for mega fauna I'd only seen
in science books and in my dreams
that roamed the age of the pleistocene
Giant deer, and bears, and then the king
of all these giants we can't demean;
the Mammoth then was on the scene
and ruled the age of the pleistocene
But if I crashed my time machine
by some event yet unforeseen
at least I'd have my weapons keen,
and be a castaway in the pleistocene.
(c) James L Frady November 27, 2024
