Short Rattlesnake Poems

rattlesnake
slithering toward sunlight –
buckshot...

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Georgia Rattlesnake
Venemous, dangerous foe
Hidden in garden...

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rattlesnake plantain
pretty sunny flower spikes
beautiful orchid...

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poisonous of course
rattlesnake rock and roll
snake slithers off...

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two rattlesnake skins
three black cats--superstitions
gathering powers...

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english ivy
decorates front yard....
rattlesnake     ...

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Diamonds

Diamond patterns slide;
diamondback rattlesnake glides,
poison is his game....

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rattlesnake meets fate
crushed by loaded garbage truck...
buzzards' high protein  ...

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Elephant Butte Lake,

You see Rattlesnake Island,

Can you swim that far?

You swim as far as you can,

Out to the island and back!


~For Brian's High Fives Contest~...

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if dreams linger once i awake ~ how’s this nightmare so easy to shake 

thought the rat stirring neath a rope ~ upon dawning it’s a rattlesnake 


By
David Kavanagh...

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elegantly dressed
her black hair in a tight bun
above her proud head
like a coiled up rattlesnake
flared hood and ready to strike


"Tanka 3" contest by Andrea Dietrich...

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Elegantly dressed, her raven black hair 
in a tight bun above her proud head,
like a coiled up rattlesnake,
She walks like a fashion model
strutting down the runway.



~She Walks contest by Julia Ward...

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Have you found a snake’s rattle while digging?
I did once.
I carefully covered it back up too.
As soon as I saw the zig zag of the fat one’s skin.
Thanking God I had uncovered this end rather than the other one....

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There once was an old poet who gardened
Until she found something bad there hardened
A rattlesnake with raised fangs 
Eye to eye combat with gangs
Snake go to the woods for you are pardoned ...

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I am here on the red carpet at the VMAs and Young Rapper is sporting a Kevlar liner under AR500 plates front and back with RattleSnake Armor enhancements on his other vital areas. Best in show....

Kudos to the designers. Bravo. Bravo....

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I never needed you to save me,
 ‘Defy’ is what I was built on; 
Personify fierce and courage 
goodbye to every line drawn;

Shake up the entire foundation
take what you work hard for;   
Rattlesnake venom on my lips, 
firebreak I’m ready to wage war....

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I sense your presence, not seeing
Your shadow flitting about.
Without touching you, I can feel
The booming beats of your heart.
Your sudden scream makes my head throb.
I bite down with angry fangs.

Contest: Night Creatures, No. 2; Rattlesnake.
Written 1/17/15 by Isaiah Zerbst....

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In the sun you dictate the pace, 
confining me to thick night;  
still you are trampling on my tail.
Cruel man i kiss your heel.
Coyote strolls not in the  day,
just man wanders not at night.



Name:Kayod5
Contest title: Night Creatures
Date: 15th Jan,2015
No 2-Rattlesnake....

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I killed a rattlesnake Toby was barking at . 

10-12-2016




true story 

I was 35 on a camping trip with friends. Toby belonged to my friend Lavonia. After the incident was over she said,  ”I thought you were afraid of snakes.”  

Contest; Life or Death
Sponsored by Silent One...

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Mused the eagle soaring through the air

   "Well! What is that I see way down there?"

      'Twas a hare and rattlesnake

         "I think the hare I'd best take!"

            His flight skill earned him the croix de guerre!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved...

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Your Pride
Your masculine pride
will be the best of you
 You realize.
It poisons your heart like a rattlesnake bite
Your heavy words like venom dripping from your tongue
toxic to our fragile friendship
some sentiments will never be forgotten.
Remember your compassion
and it will be your life's anti-venom....

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(This is a fictional poem)

I love eating rattlesnake because it's so good.
I'd eat it three times a day if I could.
You haven't lived until you've eaten snake stew.
It's mighty tasty and it sticks to the ribs like glue.
Some people prefer chicken, pork or steak.
But nothing makes my mouth water like rattlesnake....

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phantom purr, fantasy fur
obscurity occurs;
matchbox rattlesnake
roulette universe stirring the milkshake.
hitching the horizontal,
words play the stars.
street signs become platonic,
particle dust becomes my sunset
on the narcotic checkered floors.

circulating rotten taste,

secrecy keeps transmitting awake......

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Appaloosa, Mustang or Paint
Breeds to ride and love, breeds who ain’t
Broken by pain or heartbreak
But show them a rattlesnake
That horse won’t have much self-restraint




Put Your Best (ONE) Limerick Forward (be like Rico Leffanta)
Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich
February 21, 2023

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Ever since I first heard 
that phrase
I can't run a brush or comb 
through my hair
without imagining the teeth 
are viper's fangs
poised to kill me 
in a simple act of grooming.
Nothing could be more frightening
than discovering a rattlesnake noose
coiled in the dark bathroom,
unless I were to be found dead 
with bad hair....

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