Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

The Serpent Coils

The serpent coils
    'fore he strikes
      piercing hiss
      sordid sway
        ~ fearsome bite

    Paranoiacs
    flash warnings too
    Those who ignore
      ~ will later rue

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Caren Krutsinger March 27, 2022 at 8:08 PM Difficult to ignore Gershon Wolf March 27, 2022 at 8:24 PM Although surely ignorance is bliss...

Indiana Shaw March 26, 2022 at 3:18 PM Nice call, Gershon, but, I rather stay paranoiac, be safe than sorry . . . : / Indiana Shaw March 29, 2022 at 4:29 AM I had to google that, Gershon, hell bells . . . *o* Gershon Wolf March 26, 2022 at 9:05 PM I myself prefer paregoric to paranoiac. lol. Different strokes... :) gw

Bill Baker March 24, 2022 at 8:00 AM Great imagery in this one, Gershon. We all need to pay attention, usually there's a warning in life-or-death situations. Bill Gershon Wolf March 26, 2022 at 9:01 PM That's right. We ignore so many warnings. 'Blindness' is not merely loss of vision! Thanks, Bill. Cheers, gw