Archaeology Poetry: Ode on the Willendorf Venus


Ode on the Willendorf Venus	"Shall I Compare Thee to a Backfill Pile?" April 27, 2000
by Spencer P.M. Harrington

Oh, ye rounded form
Whose crannies I long to inspect
Transport me to your Palaeolithic lair
I'll run my fingers through your stoney hair
Lie upon your sabertooth tiger rug
Give my little toes a tug
Venus, baby, you make me warm
For you a lifelike monument I will erect.

For more on the Willendorf Venus, see Women in Prehistory: The "Venus" of Willendorf.

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