![]() Catching Some RaysA Chapter by Dave Brown![]() heavenly heat![]() With no movement from all
round A snake slipped from deep shade Under the heat of late-summer’s
sun On lovely hot ground, it laid It lay in a straight line With each scale sunlight exposed As a spider carefully passed
by On its eight-legged toes A forked tongue flickered Seeking the spider’s scent But the snake showed no
interest In the Arachnid’s intent At one time I’d have
killed it When I was foolish and
young Snapped it like a whip,
but now I appreciate each flicker
of tongue We each enjoyed our day of
sun Although endless chores
were my lot And when I came back into
the garden The snake had moved on
from his spot © 2020 Dave BrownReviews
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