School Snake Poems

My husband has always loved 
The African bush and the wild,
From the time he was only a child,
So, when he was old enough in his...

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I have seen them stand outside my door,
pleading mother to help stage their show,
on our verandah with stony floor,
tattered clothes, hungry child, wife on tow!
...

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snake devours mouse
children in the class all scream
teachable moment

teachers idea
I hear it from my office
where are the phone calls...

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Charlie told me that for fun
He watches a terrorized mouse
Get chased down and eaten by his corn snake
Jake, the Snake, every Thursday at two.

I met...

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He hunted snakes, raided nests of snake babies, tied strings to their tails,
took them to school. Tucked inside his desk, baby snakes escaped,
slithered down, made...

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