Jurassic Echoes: Primordial Soundscapes
An onomatopoeic odyssey through the age of dinosaurs
The jungle's buzzing, humming, thrumming, and drumming,
The chirping, squawking, cawing, and calling,
The rustling, crackling, snapping, and creaking,
The hooting, screeching, howling, and shrieking...
Then
Thud, thud, in the mud, the heavy footsteps echo through the jungle. The ground shakes. Crunch, munch, snap, chewing cud as the Brachiosaurus feeds on the treetops.
Whoosh, whoosh, floosh its leathery wings flapping as it rides the thermals. The Pterodactyl flying more, more, soaring, wind at its core.
Clicking, click-clack, click-clack, claws, against the rocky ground. Velociraptors stalking their prey. Grr, snarl, hiss, as they coordinate their attack.
A mighty ROAR! The Tyrannosaurus Rex, king of the dinosaurs has arrived. Gnash, gnash, as it tore into the flesh of its victim, CHOMP!, its massive jaws snap, mash, thrash as it eats its snack.
Thump, thump, bump the dinosaurs scatter. Undone, they run. Feet pounding against the earth as they flee the apex predator.
Rumble, rumble, boom, a volcano erupting. Powerful forces that shaped this prehistoric world.
Now
All fade to a whisper, a murmur, a sigh,
As the jungle goes silent, no creature asks why.
The stillness descends like a hush, a shush,
And the once lively jungle is now merely... hush.
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Gael MacLean
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Comments (5)
The lines....Thud, thud, in the mud, the heavy footsteps echo through the jungle...I can still feel those moments... fantastic writing.
Fantastic and loved it!!!❤️❤️💕
Perfectly exploits onomatopoeia! I love the arc and rhythm from beginning to end.
I second Dharr's comment. Loved your entry!
Oooo, this was such a cool concept for the challenge! The ending was so poignant. Loved your poem!