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I Heard a Snake Beyond the Wall
by Leonard M HawkesI heard a snake
Beyond the wall,
But as I
Peeped to see,
Its golden eyes
Averted, and
All I saw
Was me.
And thus I felt
Its writhing,
Felt its lust,
Its hate;
And White,
It slithered
Stormward, wetly
To its fate. 10/30/2001 Posted on 10/30/2001
Copyright © 2024 Leonard M Hawkes
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| Posted by JD Clay on 07/06/06 at 02:42 PM This introspective poem offers a striking divaricate in the subtleness of knowing and the possibilities that lurk within. The title points to juxtiposition and your terse text supportive in it's claim.
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| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/17/06 at 03:10 AM An eerie inner look. |
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