SNAKES IN THE ROAD

On my walk this morning, I saw a dead snake by the side of the road.  I picked it up with my grabber stick and tossed it into the bushes hoping some animal could possibly eat it.  It did get me thinking.

Snakes in the Road

On full moon nights

when the light is bright

snakes crawl out on the road.

Night air may chill

the road holds them still

heat-seeking comfort is there.

Their scales gleam and glow

shine in an eerie halo

making a beautiful sight.

So if you're driving by

look with a keen eye

for their sparkling show on the road.

If you see a snake, please don't kill it.  Many snakes aren't poisonous. Snakes are more frightened of you, you're huge, than you are of them.

Snakes help to keep the rodent population down. 

Have you ever written a poem about a snake?  Was it sneaky in some way?  Did it hiss?

Perhaps you could write a concrete poem in the shape of a snake.  

Have fun writing.