Comment from Nottoway

Excellent

You have a way of telling the story. Great capture of the process of trying to unravel the stories told by ancient artifacts of the past. Super!

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 19-Jun-2013

Thank you Nottoway. Looks like your doing some catching up. Good to hear from you.

Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

A nice sense of the past - going millennia back in time.

I thought paleotology was the study of dinosaurs. Splitting hairs .... :)

Love the last line.

 Comment Written 17-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013

Thanks Sonali. Wel,l I had it as archeologists and everybody had me change it to paleontologists.

reply by Selina Stambi on 17-Jun-2013

Darn those pesky reviewers ....!

Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

Isn't it archaeologists who do the digging ( mainly of ancient sites/structures) and paleontologists who deal in all things dinosaur?in any case, nice tribute to an unsung tradition.

 Comment Written 17-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013

Thanks Ravenblack. Yup, I guess you are right.

Comment from NicciFaye

Excellent

I like this one Treischel it reads we....the feel of an adventure with mystery is the feel I get when reading this....the flow of rhyming is awesome and you made it very interesting just like the job of the Archeologist. Well done.

 Comment Written 17-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013

Thank you Nicci. A little rocky reading.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Trieschel,
This an excellent poem with good flow,meter,rhyme, and structure. It offers a good picture of the Paleontologist's work. I hate to be picky but Archaeologists study the artifacts of human cultures while the Paleontologist studies fossil remains of only animals as far as I know. I appreciate the ode to another "useless" science. Much the same has been said of archaeology being useless by some.
Preston

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 16-Jun-2013

Thanks Preston.yup you are correct, as usual. I should of said Paleontologist, but didn't know how to spell it.

reply by Preston McWhorter on 16-Jun-2013

Hi, I use dictionary .com

Comment from Gungalo

Excellent

Study the past,
So long and vast
Mulling over the clues.
To put to test
What was guessed.
Late historical news.


What a conglomerate you have here Tom. Ancient relics being deciphered today. Oh such a revelation.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 16-Jun-2013

Thanks Gungalo. Revelation in the rocks.

reply by Gungalo on 16-Jun-2013

For sure Tom.

Comment from Capricorn30

Excellent

Archeology has always interested me--I should have studied it;
"bony wings"
"scaly lizard skin"--good alliteration utilized here;
Yesterdays findings are today's treasures;
"Late historical news"--well stated--good summarization in the life of an archeologist.
Excellent!

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 16-Jun-2013

Thank you Capricorn. I alway wanted to be one too.

Comment from soulrider

Excellent

The poem is a master work. The meter,visual,and language are stellar and on point. The work has clarity and interest for a laypeople. The work has a provocative and emotive perspective on archaeology.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 16-Jun-2013

Thank you very much soulrider for a wonderful review.

Comment from donette1914

Excellent

very creative of an archeologist studying fossils and it is so true it is like resding a book. I love the artwork and it was a pleasure

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 16-Jun-2013

Thank you Donnette.