Empty Snail Shell

Once I found a snail Slowly moving with its shell Along the shores of Bacsil White sand dunes hills. Then suddenly the snail Went out of its shell hollow To look for a hole But not let it in to huddle. Another big-eyed Protruding four-legged gastropod With cinnamon roll-shell Centipede claws ready to snap it. But one moonlight And a windy night The snail found again a house Behind the bamboos and shady "aludig" trees The snail no more in snail pace Come alive! Terms: Bacsil - a small barrio in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Aludig tree- a wild shady tree in the forested area in the Philippines. Old folks believe that snakes love this tree for their sap which is converted into a venom. (I just heard this explanation from the old folks who live in that area).