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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Snake

Another poem from the archives. This has always been one of my favorites.


Lying low, amidst the grass, beneath the apple tree,
A great green beast with yellow eyes, is waiting there for me.
I grab its tail and give a yank—oh, what a big mistake!


A snake! A snake! —Oh what am I to do?

He’ll bind me up and strangle me, and then he’ll come for you.
You’ll grab a rake and beat that snake, and only then you’ll see,
That garden hose just lying there as green as it can be.


(Copyright, 1986)

2 Comments:

  • This one doesn't come on a Victoria's Secret bag.

    By Blogger Milla, at 12:13 AM  

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    By Blogger ss, at 5:21 PM  

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