What lives behind that ornate door
that's carved of snakes and vines?
I see them writhe and feel a shift
in its symbols and signs.
Ominous [Common Meter]
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Tag Archives: snake
Snake [Lyric Poem]
I saw a snake had made a gnarly bed --
On logs and stones, its length did curl and thread.
Ah, to be comfy on bark's ragged bumps...
I wake up when PJ's wad to a lump.
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Black Mamba [Lyric Poem]
The Black Mamba is not black...
Well, it's black inside its mouth,
But if you're getting that view,
Things have definitely gone south.
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Snake Fisher [Haiku]
snake wrestles fish
onto rocky home turf, &
blends with sun-warmed stones.
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Tree Snake [Senryū]
Green Branch [Haiku]
a brown branch runs beside the green branch that isn't a branch
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Black Mamba [Kyōka]
one Black Mamba slithers up beside its mate. scheming whisper? i fear as much, but then i remember snakes have no ears
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Cobra [Haiku]
the cobra rises: eyes fixed & tongue darting -- all 's still; nothing 's calm
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Copperhead [Common Meter]
I walked along a well-worn trail with no intent but rest. I wished to be soothed by the trees, but found myself distressed. For in my path rested a snake, known as the copperhead -- a breed that has inspired wonder and no uncertain dread. I gave the snake full attention, and then gave it wide berth, but it must have been far too wide for I walked right off the earth.
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Snake on a Lake [Senryu]
the snake on the lake
swims with languid grace,
and i run without
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