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ode to the snake and horned toad
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ode to the snake and horned toad |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Oh, I love to watch you hop, slither and slide in your gracefulness and cunning as you try to hide behind the strewn decay of today seeking comfort and safety where there is only destruction visible to the naked human eye. You inspire me with your ability to manage your environment with survival techniques that appear to be so simple. You avoid confrontation whenever possible, but when cornered.. some of you will strike a blow that you know the offender will not soon forget. Yet it is but a gentle blow, nary a nibble or cut by comparison to the deadly forces two legged creatures unleash upon our Mother Earth. Oh, my gentle friends who stay so close to the ground, I wish you great Peace and Safety, for I believe you are the meek whom God has said shall inherit the Earth. [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (03-26-2003 03:47 PM).] |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
This is so very moving dear midnitesun. I so enjoyed reading this. And I love the comparisons you make. Oh the two legged creatures are the most dangerous ones indeed! Love, Margherita |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
am touched by your noble and humble perspective of creation. Rf |
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Krystopher Morris Member
since 2002-11-11
Posts 130Ancient land called Chivalry |
Nice too see someone recognize the littlest of things in such a kind way! Wish we would all open our eyes and see reality. Poetry is love and love is life. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Midnite--When things human overpower me and I feel like weeping, I'll remember this poem and the appreciation of more simple things and smile. Thank you for that. |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Well said Well read |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks to each of you, for understanding the intent of this one. |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
This was a great poem. I was listening to a song that remineds me of this a few seconds ago. I look and I listen, does not everyone? |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Kacy, for a second there, I thought you were referring to Ari Fleischer and Donald Rumsfeld...  -MVS You CAN make a difference: |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Well written, Kacy...yes we can learn much from the animal kingdom...you can defend your territory without destroying your enemy.. believe in what your heart feels... |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
Nicely done, enjoyed the read of this. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Wind, Mark, Scorpio, Anne thank you for your replies Mark, LOL, I like MOST snakes and toads |
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bbent Senior Member
since 2001-01-07
Posts 521Alaska |
with mans giant steel monsters and such effective weapons for destroying all that happens in his way i was wondering if maybe it wasn't the roaches that would inherit whats left of the planet...enjoyed Kacy. Live like it's your last day... |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
an interesting write one could take in several ways... nicely done... I enjoyed |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Ray, I used to say it would be the roaches. But I don't care for roaches so I chose toads and snakes, which I happen to like.  strange, I know.Ron, thanks! yes, it's intended to be read on multiple levels. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Some of those snakes are far from kind... and don't slither away to avoid confrontation, either. *S* Between heat and drought, the ones visiting my dad's garden last summer were quite ill-tempered... a water moccasin almost killed the cat, a rattlesnake struck the dog... and my little nephew was spared only because my hoe attacked the attacker... you're welcome to my share of the snakes! LOL I liked this very much! *S* |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL, you are so right suthern! I really had garter snakes in mind when I wrote this one. My daughter has two in her reptile aquarium.  [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (03-26-2003 11:24 PM).] |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Right here Kacy - the punch: I wish you great Peace and Safety, for I believe you are the meek whom God has said shall inherit the Earth. scary . . . this is amazing xxoo |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Oh, what a superb poem! I love reading your thought and expression You are amazing Liz |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Yes, it is scary, isn't it? The snake is so often maligned, almost always being an evil source in literature. I decided to free the snake from it's proverbial bad guy status. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LIZ, thanks! I really appreciate that reply, very much. |
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