Caves of Altamira

tribute to the cavemen of 18000 years ago who painted these walls and homage paid to them with the song of the same name by Steely Dan

Caves of Altamira

on the northern coast of Spain

paleolithic drawings can be found

the old stone age of cavemen

in a cave high above the ground

in Mount Vispieres high above the plain

the name Altamira given for high views

that prehistoric man could paint

was such confusing news

it was assumed they were not bright

they had no artistic skills

then came that discovery

high up in those hills

bison horse deer and boar

painted plainly on the wall

18 thousand years ago

painted oils copied in the museum hall

even the Dan wrote a tune

to praise these artists skills

they were stars before Hollywood

high on those Spanish hills

Gomer Lepoet...

Author's Note

tribute song by the great Steely Dan

Reviews

[The Analog Kid]

Awesome idea blending art, music and poetry. Leave it to you, Becker and Fagan:)

[?]

I just watched a documentary about caves of these sorts...I love watching and learning about the history of such and similar subjects...cool piece

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the song and the artwork. You share some good history and some story. I like the use of the video to give life to our brothers of the past. Thank you for the entertaining poetry.
Coyote