Best Cottonmouth Poems

Winter beholds
for Autumn does not yield-
 bare trees none the less...

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The Cottonmouth King

I, The Cottonmouth King creep 
out from under my rock; 
I penetrate the depth of your soul 
Blood runs on damp streets 
claiming...

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hand on back
drilled smile
he milks me
from behind

vote Monty
mochadoodle 
moo


9/20/12
Black Eyed Susan
for nette's "septolet the puppet" contest

fabric: drill – double meaning of practice and durable twill...

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My cousin owned a beagle,
A horny ol' dog;
He hunched everything in sight,
Even a hollow log

I looked out on the lawn,
What do you think I'd see?
That...

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Way down here
In the swamps of Dixie,
Where I learned to dance
With gators grinning,
There’s music like none
You’ve ever heard.
It laces the bayous
In passionate tones,
Enough to make...

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Copperheaded Snake
Highland moccasin dread
Kin to cottonmouth...

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His name was Brett,
and sitting me in his hot seat
I felt a little anxious,
as I writhed and wiggled,
wanting to escape,
all the while trying
not to hyperventilate...
He...

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Late at night
I lay in the swamp
Waiting for Jesus
My Pa told me that the swamp
Is where he lives
That a copperheads mouth
Is like the Mona Lisa’s...

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"Attainment Of Wisdom And Understanding"


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There's an insulated home in the south
Where lived one and only old dragon mouth
         From his lips...

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Cottonmouth, dirty south 
Mustard biscuits, shut my mouth 
Down the Gulf of Mexico 
Running down Casino Row 
Through the miles of slot machines 
Making music,...

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That iceberg epidermal cold wasn’t skin mythical
Mean vanilla bean uttering
was hardwood cord,
like a pirate plank board

Arctic words, cryo breath abominable — 
Crystalline cruel viper vapor...

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Myths About Snakes

By Elton Camp

As to snake myths, a good place to begin
Feel and see. They don’t have slimy skin
Not matter how many this fib...

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Snow melting, icicles dripping from the eave
Hint that winter’s frigid air may soon leave,
Replaced by warm breezes from the south
In swampy bayous return the cottonmouth.
When...

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Sluggish swamp water seeps through cypress knee
Looking for the reclusive crocodiles now infesting,
Our air boat skims along the edge of Okeefenochee
Where we spy a prehistoric-like...

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