My girl grew up in a tank
I didn’t
Victoria, you are more constant
than the reliability of air
You hold me tighter
than true love at its best
boa constrictor
sidles up to pet owner
measuring for lunch
want to see me eat a pig? Boa said.
I’d have said no, but the pig was dead.
he shoved it in and squeezed it down
boa is serious, he doesn’t clown
Gladys had raised Bowie since he was a baby snake.
They had a loving relationship
Did not get many guests.
Bothered neither of them
They had each other
Bowie liked to lie in bed next to Gladys
It gave him comfort as he grew longer and longer
He was ten years old now, longer than the bed
His tail curled over onto the floor
He stopped eating and Gladys grew concerned.
She called the vet.
“Get out of the house now!” the vet told her.
Your Boa Constrictor is measuring you, getting ready to eat you!”
Maybe it was the crack in his voice.
But Gladys did not argue.
Animal Control came in and took Bowie away.
As far as we know she does not have a new snake.
they must think I am color-blind or color-unaware
but I am aware, because I am an artist.
I am orange with black and silver markings.
how dare they call me a young emerald tree boa
what part of me is emerald? I ask defiantly.
they must think I am color-blind or color-unaware
but I am aware, because I am an artist.
I am orange with black and silver markings.
how dare they call me a young emerald tree boa
what part of me is emerald? I ask defiantly.
boa
b o t t l e n e c k i n g
breath
7/14/2021
In Just A Few Words 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Joseph May
Vida boa
A vida ou os negócios
ficam muito bons
quando segue a mágica
da fé e faz cada vez mais
e melhor.
Em todos os tempos,
nos tempos de pandemia,
siga a magia,
use a fé na esperança
pratique a caridade
viva a intuição
e de tudo,
na vida ou nos negócios
faça mais e mais.
Vida boa
Na vida e nos negócios
seguir em frente, sem demora,
na vida e nos negócios
seguir em frente, sem demora,
cria uma ótima vida.
Para viver uma ótima vida,
para prosperar sempre,
no trabalho e na vida,
acredite em si
Está para nascer
a pessoa que não possa
fazer mais
do que pensa que pode.
A vida é boa
para fazer mais e mais.
I knew a man named Noah
Meaner than the snake called Boa
Loved him still
Wasn't God's will
Sent him back to Samoa
Ótima vida...
Para viver uma ótima vida,
Para prosperar continuamente no trabalho,
você deve acreditar em si mesma.
Acredite: está para nascer
a pessoa que não possa
fazer mais do que pensa que pode.
Deixe essas citações, frases ou poesias
ajudá-la a criar uma mentalidade
para acreditar em si mesmo.
Vida boa
A vida ou os negocios
ficam muito bons
quando você pára de resistir a si
e, em vez disso,
honra a intuição.
Siga a magia
e magia faz sua vida
ou trabalho
cada vez melhores.
Boa, Constrictor and Anaconda were out on a slither.
They saw some animals up ahead, yonder, some hither.
I’ll get the baby.
I’ll get the hayseed.
With greedy appetites all three snakes were a quiver.
Enclave or enormous but pretty king mask
Brick per brick Rome's whack on an iron task
A shield to that tactful lions roar
His safe I'm saved from an odious boa
En masse we feed and stucked with 'cheese'!
On a flax we seat, soft like a fleece
See many at our domain, our blue means love
Cheers and welcoming we did, pure like a dove
Fierce sharks and hawks out like safari park
En bloc we sleep, no careless peep to the dark
Nevertheless, they horse around, we're free from attack
Relief, wow to our mask for the shield attach.
Boa notícia
Hoje
levo para você uma boa notícia.
A boa notícia de hoje é que você
não sabe o quão grande você pode ser!
A boa notícia de hoje é que
você ainda não sabe
o que você pode realizar hoje
ainda não sabe qual é o seu potencial!
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