Inspired By a Single Word - Slice
My poem was inspired by Linda at Teacher Dance http://teacherdance.blogspot.com/2013/03/poetry-slices-and-more-15-of-31.html
and what she wrote about David Harrison’s blog and his one word challenge http://davidlharrison.wordpress.com/adult-word-of-the-month-poem
. This month’s word is snake.
The Snake
Driving down the road
A hawk
A fence post.
I asked
Go back?
He balked.
Said
It would be gone.
It would be gone.
It wasn’t.
Her feathers
Windblown
Windblown
Ruffled.
Disheveled
Disheveled
She watched.
The camera clicked.
Her wings extended,
She lifted into the sky,
Her prize dangling.
Ruffled feathers
Evidence
Of the life and
Death battle
She waged and won
In victory
She flew.
The snake
Dangling.
