a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Picture This...

Beneath the tranquil waters
Within the reflections
Life
Sometimes hides
A snake or two

34 comments:

MadSnapper said...

he/she looks about five or more feet long, pretty big snake... and if i were wading there I would NOT wade any more

humbird said...

Ah, I like it, smart!

TexWisGirl said...

yes, yes it does. :)

M.E. Masterson said...

Nope Nope Nope!

Dreaming said...

A cottonmouth? What other snakes like hiding in water?

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

I see one! All these snake in the water pics are making me not want to ever go swimming in the lake again.

Fireblossom said...

No doubt.

Sandy Livesay said...

It looks like a Diamond Back snake. Good thing the dogs didn't see him.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Perfect! And true (she says, scraping snake off the bottom of her shoe, LOL).

Sanaa Rizvi said...

A poem full of depth in such few words - perfect :D

Sketching with Dogs said...

Yes, I agree, that applies so well to humanity too.
Lynne x

LindaG said...

Thankful you did not step on that one.

Have a great day, Gail. ♥

Maude Lynn said...

It sure does!

Anonymous said...

Always.

Buttons Thoughts said...

I loved it till the snake part:) Hug B

Linda Kay said...

Ewwww...not good to have snakes in the water when you can't see them!

brudberg said...

Snakes have a tendency to find their way to places that you least expect

Lowcarb team member said...

Tranquil waters are so lovely BUT we must always be aware, what may lay underneath such tranquility.

All the best Jan

Jim said...

Perhaps you snake will drown. He'd be hard to kill with a hoe. Or is it a good snake?
I've known a couple or more hidden snakes. Beware.
..

Buddah Moskowitz said...

Hate snakes, loved this. Smart!

Unknown said...

Quite freaking often!

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

That's what I'm always afraid of! :-)

Ida said...

Yikes! One needs to beware of lurking snakes then.

Anonymous said...

The metaphor works very well for life... !

Anonymous said...

Truth... with a shiver.

OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...

ooga, booga, thanks, I'll pass

Gillena Cox said...

not on my list of favourite animals

good poem; have a nice Friday

much love...

Helen said...

Two ~~ or more. Snakes are scary.

C.C. said...

I despise snakes....but I LOVE this poem....so very, very true and beautifully put.

Susie Clevenger said...

Yes, it certainly appears so. Love the insight in this.

Margaret said...

!! Perfect - and that snake looks really long..... yikes.

grapeling said...

hey, what do you have against snakes

:)

cool pen, Gail, and true ~

Lynne said...

I liked the verse . . .
until the snake thoughts . . .

Susan Anderson said...

Oh yeah. I really like this one!

=)

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