Rattlesnakes Poems

The Beauty is a Desert

...the desert is mystically alluring at sunset, looking docile and safe
few sights are as gorgeous as her evening skies of oranges and pinks
those who know, do not venture out after dark
for the dese...

Backwater Junction

...Backwater junction in a backwoods town
Rusty and creepier than a carnival clown
Timber rattlesnakes hide their slanted eyes
No one visits this woodpile, no big surprise...

The Matriarchs are Molting Again

...
Grandma’s ghost has taken up
knitting rattlesnakes in the drapes. 
They hiss when someone lies.

Now, my mother only speaks
in noodle metaphors.
I ask her how she is, and she replies,
al...

LATE IN THE EVENING

...And I'm concerned, afraid, got the railroad crossing blues and the jazz that plays so low and desolation looms like the ghost of Christmas past/ And the band wraps up and it's time to go home but the...

Small Towns Between

...The town fathers
are long neglected by scavenging vultures,
locked up as they are,
in the wood cabin, we call the town museum.

Inside the shack, there are old tintypes, sepia
photographs and t...

Rattlekin

...Humans are like rattlesnakes,
Mislead with their ability to buzz.
Hide in brown texture and heat,
Camouflage through their face.—

A two sided tongue, talked out,
Only and only venom is out.
G...

no answer no response 3

...18


 I know there are no answers in Saint Germain des Prés
Or in Copacabana, nor on the top of Everest,
That’s why we’re listening to Albert Camus,
That we eat frog legs,

There is no respon...

Acme

...
Written: July 5th 2024 For Edward Ibah contest

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We didn't wish to climb afar and face rattlesnakes. 
Sanguine torrents cling to a...

thank you kratt brothers

...Chris and Martin brought us biology, zoology and ecology.
They introduced scientific learning to us in a friendly, exciting way.
We learned to observe, detect and investigate from them.
Thank you ...

Dying On the Last Turn

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Dying on the last turn

I do know that good things have been done
Maybe a nation has been saved or a great battle has been braved
Could never right all wrongs
From th...

Dangers Everglade Animals

...in the Everglades there are dangers galore
alligators, crocs, rattlesnakes, and many more….
a cottonmouth aka water moccasin would scare me back to my car
could be bitten by a brown recluse, looki...

Surviving a Tornado

...I had seen photos of one of these whirlwind monsters
This one was just a corn field away, and we were running
Furiously furious, it sucked up livestock and farm equipment.
There are probably rats ...

My House Blew To Texas

...My house blew clear to Texas the cowboy said.
His spittle hit a saddle, and my face turned red.
He was crude for sure, but his stories were great.
I waited to hear more, and it was worth the wait....

Murder On a Perfect Day

...
"Murder on a Perfect Day" 

Murdering the main 
instigator that 
metaphor perpetrator
pulls the trigger
this is the way 
a perfect day begins

scattered on the wall
bl...

Triple Helix From the Hip

...
"Triple Helix from the Hip"

Triple helix
stanzas 
strung together

like pearls 
wisdom worn 
and swallowed

like a pill
sweet and 
bitter

they evolve
those othe...

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