a poem in my pocket

Bjorn posted his photos of petroglyphs for poetics prompt at dVerse
(this is also a bit of a gender bender for me writing from male point-of-view)

journal entry:   7,000 B.C.

rise early, dog licks face

snow falls outside cave

wrap fur, pull on mukluks

watch woman, she clucks

adds stick to fire, stirs mash

i’m tired of meatless hash
 

spring melting sludge

tie husky to sledge

take down light shield

and sharpen long spear

muck, luck run-a-muck

unload twice, runners stuck
 

traverse miles on hunt

dog smells moose musk

track down largest bull

kill and fill sledge hull full…

shout to woman, “I’m home!”

record big catch on stone