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The Glide of a Snake

The hide of a horse
    The tongue of an ox
  No cloak of remorse
    from a chicken with pox

  The fur of a cat
    the hoot of an owl
  The stench of a rat
    wiped clean with a towel

  The bark of a dog
    the glide of a snake
  Lily pad of a frog ~
    wiped out by earthquake

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Tony Hargreaves

Date: 12/20/2022 1:16:00 PM

Hi Gershon. Enjoyed this one. The short punchy lines come over very well. And the rhyme contrasting and comparing - brilliant. Tony

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/20/2022 3:30:00 PM

Thanks for the enthusiasm over this one, Tony. Appreciated! Season's best, Gershon

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/20/2022 4:34:00 AM

Good one in content as is the rhythm, rhyme and flow. Thanks for sharing this one and for dropping by my page. Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/20/2022 3:29:00 PM

I got rhythm and rhyme -- but Flo got away... lol

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/20/2022 2:55:00 AM

Hi Gershon, But guess that all ultimately wiped out not just the frog, with the earthquake - their fate I suppose. Happy holidays my friend. Hugs and Blessings, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/20/2022 3:28:00 PM

Frogs, toads, and lizards --- all wiped out. What will boys put in their pockets on the way home from school now?!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 12/19/2022 5:40:00 PM

Oh! The ending startled me gw! Cute, but sad. laf

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/19/2022 7:39:00 PM

The snake is coming to your pad, by means of earthquake! lol. ~ Bela Lugosi