Archaeological Future
In the future-
I will be an archaeologist,
I’ll discover where all the missing dinosaurs went…
And back in my lab, I’ll revive them (only the herbivores) back again!
I will use GPR, to find where all the pirates like Blackbeard hid their treasure,
Then I will share all the pieces out amongst my best friends.
I will dig up underground cities, and rebuild them as good as new,
Unearth Roman coins and put them back as currency to be re-used.
When all the world has become glossy, metallic and modern,
I will make sure the past isn’t forgotten,
I will still make room for our ancestors’ history,
Because after all, that’s how our faraway future arrived here.
I will be an archaeologist,
I’ll discover where all the missing dinosaurs went…
And back in my lab, I’ll revive them (only the herbivores) back again!
I will use GPR, to find where all the pirates like Blackbeard hid their treasure,
Then I will share all the pieces out amongst my best friends.
I will dig up underground cities, and rebuild them as good as new,
Unearth Roman coins and put them back as currency to be re-used.
When all the world has become glossy, metallic and modern,
I will make sure the past isn’t forgotten,
I will still make room for our ancestors’ history,
Because after all, that’s how our faraway future arrived here.
This poem is copyright (©) Carmella de Keyser 2025
About the Writer
Carmella de Keyser
Carmella is from Belsize Park, London but now lives in Essex. She has a History degree from the University of Manchester and writes poetry for both adults and children, exploring her Balkan heritage, identity and feelings of displacement. She co-founded the Harlow Circle of Poetry and you can see some of her work in 'Your Harlow' and in the next edition of 'Dream Catcher Literary Magazine'. She is compiling a children's collection of poems based on all the adventures she has been on with her two children. In her spare time Carmella is a Vegetarian who loves the Beatles, sci-fi and adores animals especially elephants!
