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A Harmless Grass Snake

a harmless grass snake
mistaken for an adder
killed as a trophy
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Foulk Avatar
June 11, 2011 at 8:44 PM
loved this very creative piece you wrote, a great Haiku. thank you for commenting on Birthday cake waiting for someone.
Maverick Avatar
June 10, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Enjoyed the natural flavour in this Haiku James, congrats on the placement here..
Song Avatar
June 10, 2011 at 1:22 PM
How often does this actually happen? Often where I grew up! Corn snakes were our specialty in Ohio. Congrats on this win, Jack! It was after I read a bunch of your fun haikus that I decided to write the Sumo in a Speedo. You are certainly a fun poet! All the best to you! Gwendolen
Mehta Avatar
June 9, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Accept my congratulations on this win in the contest of p.d., Jack
Brown Avatar
June 9, 2011 at 7:25 AM
Congratulations on a well deserved win in Poet Destroyer's "Haiku~Crazy" contest Jack. Love, Carol
K. Avatar
June 8, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Aww :( that is sad :( but it does happen :( -- ok I have to smile now though since you won, happy to see you on the list, Jack -- congrats on your win :D
A   Avatar
June 8, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Jack! Congratulations!!!! Thank you for the awesome haiku's and supporting my contest. Don't miss out on my next one.. Take care,..p.d.
Sweetheart Avatar
June 8, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Congrats Jack on your super duper win in the Haiku contest luv.. luv the content as u know..
Dietrich Avatar
June 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM
congras on your win. I remember really enjoying this one.
Fraser Avatar
June 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM
Yet they are so distinctive, yes - sadly this does happen Jack :(
A   Avatar
June 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Very good with this haiku! Jack, i hate hate,, snakes either ways.... sending soup mail,..p.d.
Devonshire Avatar
June 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Let's try to think of a "ghostly" theme for our co-write, Jack. Are you familiar with the play "Blithe Spirit"? The ghost of a remarried man's late wife comes back to taunt the couple. Hmmm... ideas
Dietrich Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 10:25 PM
ahhh, poor thing this green snake!! and you had a dog viscious like my Lilah Vampira? wEll,my cat dropped that annoying habit I guess she just had to get used to me!
Gorelick Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 8:12 PM
I like snakes....from a distance...lol poor thing, nice write. BG
Kendrick Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Great one that you have penned today..Enjoyed reading it..I don't care for snakes even though they say that one should not kill them and let them live..Thanks for the kind review of my work...Sara
Sweetheart Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 4:50 PM
the adder has markings to let hunters know how dangerous they are.. poor grass snake now a trophy.. it happens luv.. wonderful Jack..u are so amazing ...
Mehta Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Nice humor and wit, jack
Devonshire Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Don't know much about "adders," Jack, but I'm imagining they're poisonous snakes. I don't believe in killing for trophies, only for food. The grass snake deserved better. Love, Carolyn
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