Mid-morning, a-stupored, I walked to the patio
sipping hot cuppajoe in fuzzy bunny slippers.
Plopping down in a wrought iron chair, I spied
a copper snake wound round umbrella stem;
like a glove she was. I raised her head; she
put out a forked thread tongue to sniff my tangy
unwashed scent. I begged her pardon, and she,
with subdued grace, lowered her bean, yielding
assent, believing two could luxuriate in today’s
warm, bejeweled sun.
Kerfe posted her chart of words from the random word generator, and when I saw copper I immediately thought of the D.H.Lawrence poem, “Snake” that I shared in the dVerse prompt last week (don’t ask me how my mind works, but it did.) I also give a nod of thanks to Alexandra‘s style of poetry, which I have grown to admire so much over time.
subdued
copper
umbrella
believe
tangy
glove
snake
yielding
wound
sniff
pardon
Tao Talk 
I’d have run away, screaming…
Nice work, Lisa. Thanks
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lol thanks, Ron.
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Excellent serendipity. (K)
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A very friendly and forgiving snake.
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Yes she was 🙂
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💖
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Ooh!! Brave of both of you.
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I like the way you see it, Punam. Think how far the world would be if each would look beyond the fear of the labels ❤
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That would be wonderful, isn’t it. 🙂
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That’s working together in harmony. Beautiful imagery!
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Stacey, thank you so much. I saw this image clearly in my mind. I owe you an email, sorry for languishing on it.
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Li, no worries. You don’t even have to respond! I don’t want to beat a dead horse (not your story; just the stuff revolving around the story, lol).
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I know what you mean ❤
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According to the link to Britannica you included, “Many snakebites by it have been reported, but the venom of this snake is relatively weak and rarely fatal.” That’s very reassuring, you might actually live! 🙂
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I think most snakebites are misunderstandings 🙂
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Oops, I didn’t want to bite you. The good news is my venom might not kill you!😆
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Ah, now I get it, you identify with the snake 🙂
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No…I would have jumped and gone! lol… Glad she didn’t bite
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I remember you don’t like snakes and understand why you would. I think this snake was just happy for the sun’s warmth. And the copperhead was also 😉
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Yea we have plenty of those where I live.
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This is lovely.
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Thank you very much, Roberta.
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Eggnog, ad-hoc, believe, brain, silky… The random words my eyes landed on. Intriguing… 😊
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Gia, take those words and write a poem. It’s waiting to be born 🙂
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Poetry isn’t one of my gifts, but maybe I’ll give it a try. 🤓
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I hope you do, and please share it 🙂
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