Poets United Midweek Motif ~ World Snake Day
The Snake Lady
A woman with her hair full of snakes,
Is a menace, ev’ry step that she takes—
All her social outings
End with screaming and shouting
And she gives her poor hairdresser the shakes.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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Hahaha! Well done!
ReplyDeleteAh, you wrote about me! hee hee....I love this poem, Cosmo!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine...best to avoid Medusa hair tsk ;)
ReplyDeleteLet's hope there is a Perseus in the ante-room
ReplyDeletethanks for the smile :D
ReplyDeleteI would give her a wide berth too - every day a bad hair day. Very bad.
ReplyDeleteShoutings? Not stoney silence?
ReplyDeletegood one. I wonder if this was actually inspired by a real-life person or just out of fantasy and myth? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteNo. Just a writing exercise.
Sure.
DeleteWell, there is just a whisper of Miss Caldicott, my kindergarten teacher in it. Mind you, she had plenty of whiskers to spare.
DeleteEnough to drive a normal person a bit snakey!
ReplyDeletePeace and joy, JC!
Lucky, I am not normal.
DeleteHaha... I imagined Medusa.... Really funny... The hairdresser would have a nightmare...
ReplyDeleteVery well done.
ReplyDeletei am scared for her hairdresser..loved it:)
ReplyDeletethe other way of putting things..cool!
ReplyDeleteha. i would not want to be her hairdresser...
ReplyDeletehaving to keep your eyes closed lest be turned to stone
and knowing feeling the snakes moving under your fingers...
Cos, Fangs a lot, ha ha ha. (That's what Lex says when we give the cat her meds and she always bites ME, not him). Love your take on Medusa. I have a friend with short dreds, and she calls them her Medusa Do. Great work, man, and I wouldn't want to chop her hair either! Amy
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely limerick! Gave me a chuckle.
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