‘Sss True
Ssspartan to the nth degree,
he may be lurking in a tree.
In shape he must exemplify
nature’s attempt to ssssimplify.
(No arms or legs to complicate
his lithe movement through glade or gate.)
Not limited by all those parts
that curtail our stops and starts,
his every motion unimpeded,
his conquestsss easily completed.
Under a rock, he may lie coiled.
In sssswiftness, he cannot be foiled.
Hands and feet may have their uses,
but they may lead to abuses.
Toes can stub and feet may catch
on bumps or stones. They are no match
for a ssssnake’s swift glide and ssssssting.
Limbs are not good for everything!
It’s true, a sssnake would be more harmlesss
if he had not been born armlessss!
My cats had this snake cornered near the kitchen door, proving me wrong by demonstrating that some footed creatures are a good match for a snake. Yolanda’s keen eyes brought it to my attention, and between us, we proved to be its friends. KItties were curtailed. The serpent glided on to sssafety.
The prompt words today are Spartan, limit, glade and exemplify. Here are the links:
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/rdp-monday-spartan/
https://fivedotoh.com/2018/10/01/fowc-with-fandango-limit/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/glade/
https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/welcome-to-daily-addictions/exemplify
So scary!!!! Yikes! Great poem!!! 😱
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Great poetry Judy. Didn’t see one snake this summer, but knew they were about somewhere. Thank you.
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I’ve always been amazed by how fast a snake can move. I had a snake catching cat, used to bring them home for me to admire. 😉
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Ah yes. And lizards and hummingbirds. Sob.
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ssssstudpendoussss!
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Is that a garter snake, Judy? Twitch has a habit of cornering them and they slither though the pet door. We finally had to close it off. But not before Bran was sitting on the floor n his room playing a video game one night, his sockdrawer hanging open a bit, when all of a sudden a snake shimmied ts way up out of the socks! He screamed like a little girl. Scared the tar out of us. 🙂
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Yes. The cats cornered it.
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