The tragic story of the last Dino Party.
They partied into the Apocalypse
We had been planning the party for weeks
Our happiness knew no bounds
Dinos from near and far were chuffed and all agog
Their excitement meters running on pure adrenaline
They primped and primed, prettied and preened
We hunted, loved, fought and raged in the innate
nature of the ways of our species
As the yet unknown doomed day slowly approached.
Saturday finally arrived and every dinosaur
Got spiffed and gorgeously dressed to kill
Little did we know that this was our last day
That from the sky, an asteroid the size of a mountain
Had set its sights on the Yucatan Peninsula
Packing an explosive force
Equivalent to 100 trillion tons of TNT.
That in that cataclysmic instant
The 165-million-year reign of the dinosaurs
Would them become pages for the history books
With your eyes closed, imagine a collision so immense,
it released apocalyptic amounts of energy to become
the equivalent of billions of nuclear bombs.
The Ejecta was indescribable
The asteroid's impact threw massive amounts of debris into the atmosphere,
including iridium, a metal more common in asteroids than in the Earth’s crust.
This debris spread globally, forming a layer of sediment that is still identifiable today.
Imagine the force of the impact generating massive tsunamis that washed over continents, and firestorms that may have engulfed large areas of the planet.
The Climate then became a monster of Change
As Debris cloud blocked sunlight, temperature dropped drastically and alarmingly (impacting winter),
which then killed off plant life and disrupted the food chain.
Not long after, greenhouse gases from the impact caused temperatures to rise above pre-impact levels.
The Long-Term Effects were devastating
The combination of these immediate and long-term effects created an inhospitable environment for dinosaurs and many other species, leading to their mass extinction.
As a Warning from the literal/metaphorical ghost-writing dinosaur:
This event underscores the fragility of Earth’s ecosystems in the face of such powerful natural disasters.
I write this with my last breath for those who will come after
Now: Entrusting it to the winds of change,
We die
As new life awaits a beginning!!!
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About the Creator
Novel Allen
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Comments (9)
A party with a tragic turn!! Really enjoyable writing though, of course! Compelling mix of funny cleverness and brilliantly informative wordsmithing :)
Very vivid story. Felt like I was invited to that party. Unfortunately, there was no after party. 😔
Please ask that asteroid to swing by for a visit again. I'd be so grateful. Loved your poem!
Interesting story! Awesome imagery too No!
Wow funny and terrifying. Great read. I wanted to be a paleontologist when I was 8 cuz I love dinosaurs
Mix of humour and tragic reality. Well done.
It's my pleasure to read this poem.
I have thrown a lot of themed parties in my day; no one died thankfully, haha. A whimsical spin in Dino Party, loved it!
An account of the fall of the great beasts that is both tragic and comic! Nice work!