Short Serpentines Poems

waterside vigil
buffalo nears water hole
lions crouch low nearby

three-pronged ambuscade
buffalo calf culled from herd
swift pincer attack

quarried prey springs forth
stressed calf serpentines about
lead lion cuts angle

driven toward snare
flanks assaulted from both sides
vise tightened prey clasped...

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The wind serpentines my hood against my cheek
the embers of my half smoked cig jettison
the greyed darkness in a flurry
brushing the collar and shoulder
to remove the silencing ash
shivering in the winds cold touch
the friction heat of my rubbing
hands offering little respite
and then the kiss of rainclouds
first born
Staring at a slowly fading facade
of an aquine moon
as the wind mounts its attack
on the whisping clouds...

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Gorgeous enormous super moon
With influence stronger then ever
Foamy waves at night will boom
Her pull upon water so clever

Stretching her arms out to caress
Stroking waves into intoxication
Her touch makes the water confess
Of its undying devoted appreciation 

How she loves to tickle shorelines
With her magnetic pull of seduction
Flowing like that of the serpentines 
As they kiss upon their introduction...

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