Rubaiyat of Evolution
From lightning life evolved, primaeval soup,
when catalyzed, caused atoms to regroup,
then enzymes formed when storm informal mass
transformed to DNA with spiral hoop.
As aeons aeons followed through the tale
mutated in perpetua till tail
was dropped by species which was destined for
a phase to cut diversity wholesale.
From Africa or from the Middle East
the race spread out as flora, fauna, beast
became subdued, eliminated or,
as Dodo stored the Future’s eyes to feast.
Man through the Baring straits passed east and west,
spread gene groups led by chance, or Fate’s behest,
advanced to test conditions to provide
enough and more beside, bed, board, and rest.
Then thirty years longevity appeared
a gift few knew who daily Death must beard,
with naught superfluous, armed with fire and flint,
against the cold fought, hunting sought and feared.
Since then ten thousand years have sped to seed
the settlements which sounded ways to feed
the populations which found pride and place
discovered needs creating greater need.
Today we have surpassed threescore and ten,
though great divides exist between those men
who culture “western” can enjoy and those
who nomad drift exploited far from ken.
Tomorrow, - which this century presumes –
Man’s span may stretch two thousand silver moons,
themselves repeated through clone spliced in time
confounding Nature, - vanity’s buffoons.
13 March 2005 – Parody Edward Fitzgerald – Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
poem by Jonathan Robin
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