Snow's Writing for 2019, 2020, & Beyond

Week 9: Rispetto - Bones That Challenge Our Ideas

Bones That Challenge Our Ideas

Does abstract thought indication a human soul?
Does seven parallel lines carved on a rib bone,
Hint cognition is part of human evolution as a whole?
Did cognition increase as our knowledge has grown?

Does ochre on the bone imply creativity?
Does it suggest artistic proclivity?
Will it change our view of our predecessors,
And make us think of them as our ancestors?

Poet's Note ▼

Form:Rispetto  
Number of lines: 8
Rules: A Rispetto, an Italian form of poetry, is a complete poem of two rhyme quatrains with strict meter. The meter is usually iambic tetrameter with a rhyme scheme of abab ccdd. A Heroic Rispetto is written in Iambic pentameter  , usually featuring the same rhyme scheme.
Choices for the poet this week: You may choose any topic.
Inspiration: Oldest carving in East Asia found. But its maker is a mystery. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/oldest-carving-east-asia-make....
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