serpentes (further thoughts on Ivor's 'Strike Out')

[monkey boy]

If you should meet one in the grass,
hold thy cudgel,
break thy bore;
be still a moment,
and let it pass -
the serpent asks for nothing more.

mb

[Territorial Hawk]

Two words leapt into my mind.

Whacking Day.

[laleesh]

mb, dreammagic is calling for poems in the holidays forum with a st. patrick's day theme; this one might certainly apply! lol.

anything serpentine i have encountered or that has encountered me
has quickly scooted off in the opposite direction - except for those two water mocassins traveling side by side in a 4-5 foot line that politely slithered over my foot on their way to the woods, bothering no one nor wanting to be bothered by anyone. and my (h)ex-husband who just HAD to bite (scorpio) before slithering back to his grass.



:)
lala

[monkey boy]

Originally posted by Territorial Hawk
Two words leapt into my mind.

Whacking Day. We used to whack the Irish, y'know.
mb :)

[monkey boy]

Originally posted by laleesh
anything serpentine i have encountered or that has encountered me
has quickly scooted off in the opposite direction - except for those two water mocassins traveling side by side in a 4-5 foot line that politely slithered over my foot on their way to the woods, bothering no one nor wanting to be bothered by anyone. and my (h)ex-husband who just HAD to bite (scorpio) before slithering back to his grass.
I'll not ask which was the better encounter of the two :)
mb

[elven ice angel]

i have never encounted a snake - but i'll keep the advise in mind:D :uhoh:

great poem!

[monkey boy]

thanks Elven, and welcome to the AC!
mb