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# Man Cave
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/man-cave/
- Published: 2023-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: When Man first painted bison on the wall of that decrepit, ancient cave in France, had he considered there may be a soul? The charcoal silhouettes -- were they by chance
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

When Man first painted bison on the wall  
of that decrepit, ancient cave in France,  
had he considered there may be a soul?  
The charcoal silhouettes -- were they by chance

some fledging indication of belief?  
A shaman drawing figures to compel  
these creatures to his will, in stark relief.  
A ritual, a rite, a magic spell?

Or was a budding artist overawed  
by nature, in her majesty and splendor  
and so was moved to capture, to applaud  
what men still try, and often fail, to render.

One answer I've advanced, though not the coolest.  
An early version of a honey, do list.

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**Author notes:** image by GPT