(384 BC – 322 BC) / 300 BC - (323–283 BC) / 15,000,000 – present approximate
 





                           rules of thought established


                                Rational arguments


                                      1.





                                      2.





                                      3.



                             Lines defined and points

                                The plane and

                              Parallel concepts





              Science on its way


                                        Pushed along




                                                      By war






                             And she following along






                                                       In the shadows





             With rare exceptions





                                       Knowledge expands slowly





                               For a thousand years

                                     And more

                       A little down here a little up there



While she tags along

                                           Pushing the kids when necessary





                                 The printing press

                                  The first spring





                                                 Of access to knowledge

                   While she treads behind





                                        Carrying the apple pie



                 To the table ‘smells good’







                                             WOW another 500 years

                         War has advanced









            And politics has intervened





                                           and another 500 years





       Young men still die on battle fields







                                        The Inet has taken over





                   The spring turns to a fountain





                                           And in a few, very few





                  Societies, she now





                                 Steps into her rightful place



                                                 Earned with too much loss



            Hopefully the gain will last forever







06/06/2016
Posted on 06/06/2016
Copyright © 2025 George Hoerner

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Paul Lastovica on 06/07/16 at 01:34 AM
She can do anything in more places and societies than ever before; She is my equal and often my better; I love her and she loves me, and as equals we happily get along - as should we all. He, She or He/She or She/He. One 'rights' battle starts, another begins.
Posted by James Zealy on 06/15/16 at 11:44 AM
Well George, your optimism is remarkable.  Its hard to believe, but in this country despite complaints to the contrary, women have attained a presence not seen in many other countries.  I would hate to see narcissistic politics make it go away and we willing hand those gains over.