I've been catching up on your poems here...good job! I can relate to your "is it fall yet?" question here in Florida! Today's poem has a haiku-like feel to it-nice!
I just had a conversation about black snakes, which are good, but still scary, & now you're talking about the rattler, which we must beware here on the prairie. I like that "sifting", entails 'slinking', doesn't it? Nice, Bridget!
Thanks, Linda! I've never heard of or seen black snakes, but I've seen my fair share of rattlesnakes - and I live in the city! Granted, there are sandy washes/river beds all around the city - perfect for rattlers. The joys of the desert. =)
Love "sifts itself out..." :0) Our town paper this week had a story about a woman who found a surprise in her garden not too far from where I live. Six, count 'em six, rattlers crossed the property. We have the timber rattlesnakes here in north Georgia. (And copperheads, which made themselves at home in our backyard one year.) Snakes are amazing animals, though I prefer some distance when it comes to the venomous ones!
I agree, Robyn, "some distance" is a good thing. Six rattlers at one time would put me over the edge! Yikes! Hope you have a copperhead free backyard this year. =)
Hi Bridget,
ReplyDeleteI've been catching up on your poems here...good job! I can relate to your "is it fall yet?" question here in Florida! Today's poem has a haiku-like feel to it-nice!
Tamera
Thanks, Tamera! I'm very much into writing the haiku-like, micropoetry these days. Must be the heat. ;-)
DeleteYes, as Tamera said, "haiku-like"
ReplyDeleteI feel such relief at the last line :).
I feel the shiver rising up my spine just reading this!
ReplyDeleteAwesome title too.
DeleteThanks, Michelle! I had shivers experiencing this! Rattlesnakes are a true "Summer Hazard" here in Tucson. =)
DeleteShivers. Me, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Doraine! Always an adventure in the desert - we don't get shivers from being cold. =)
DeleteI just had a conversation about black snakes, which are good, but still scary, & now you're talking about the rattler, which we must beware here on the prairie. I like that "sifting", entails 'slinking', doesn't it? Nice, Bridget!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! I've never heard of or seen black snakes, but I've seen my fair share of rattlesnakes - and I live in the city! Granted, there are sandy washes/river beds all around the city - perfect for rattlers. The joys of the desert. =)
DeleteLove "sifts itself out..." :0)
ReplyDeleteOur town paper this week had a story about a woman who found a surprise in her garden not too far from where I live. Six, count 'em six, rattlers crossed the property. We have the timber rattlesnakes here in north Georgia. (And copperheads, which made themselves at home in our backyard one year.) Snakes are amazing animals, though I prefer some distance when it comes to the venomous ones!
I agree, Robyn, "some distance" is a good thing. Six rattlers at one time would put me over the edge! Yikes! Hope you have a copperhead free backyard this year. =)
DeleteI've had a close call with a rattler, so this one hits (strikes?!) close to home!
ReplyDeleteOh no, Mary Lee! I, too, have had a close encounter (or 2 or 3) with a rattler...too scary! =)
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