These slithery slinks, cursed
Without legs, hugging the contours of her arm
Those fearsome fangs, hidden
Do they in secret intend her harm?
Cold-blooded creatures, symbols
Of man’s famous Eden fall
Now feared, loathed, stigmatized
Able to captivate, mesmerize, enthrall.
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August 15th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Ah, Amber, you went back to the garden, too. Your last line hit home the most, though…I’m all those things when it comes to snakes IN CAPTIVITY. If I happen upon one in the woods? I’M TOTALLY FREAKED OUT!!!
Love the title of your poem, and just for you, I matched the colors of the snakes to your blog ;).
(thanks for a GREAT entry…I can count on you for consistency :).)
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Amber, this was good! I think the snakes took all of us back to the garden. We just can’t help it, can we? I started to purposely think of something different, but, I couldn’t pull away from where the thoughts were taking me, so I went with what I submitted. Oh well…it at least shows that we remember the things we read in the Word, and we can relate real life situations (or pictures in this case) to them.
I love this last line: “Able to captivate, mesmerize, enthrall.” This is exactly what they do.
Have a great rest of the evening.
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August 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Wonderful! Your words really hit the spot.
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September 5th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
came over to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Saw you b-day was today on the Inspired Bliss document!! I have shivers all over because of that spider. i had to LOOK AWAY!!!
Anyhoo….happy birthday
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