Caren Krutsinger Poet Light Verse

Mr Anaconda You Look Fine

Hello Mr. Anaconda
How fit and fine you look this morning!
Have you lost weight? You look terrific!

I am backing away slowly, not rapidly.
Hoping to buy myself a bit more time.
How long does it take five hundred pounds to move?

His big green eyes stare at me, mesmerizing me.
I am terrified. I turn and sprint away.
Not easy in the rain forest.

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L Milton Hankins October 16, 2022 at 6:07 PM I'm not sure I would have turned and sprinted away. I think I would have been doing a fast backward thrust! Caren Krutsinger October 17, 2022 at 12:12 AM I never think before I run.

Jeff Kyser October 16, 2022 at 4:21 PM This is hard to grasp, but never let an anaconda see you snaked... Caren Krutsinger October 17, 2022 at 12:12 AM I will try not to