Oh slippery slow coach
Of the garden jungle
Who roams
Wherever you please
You nomad
With your aureole home
You define
What it is to be free
Travelling along
At a pace of your choosing
No cares
Except for one
Forever alert
For the hungry bird
Who would
Gobble you down
To its tum
Oh slimey drifter
Destroyer of veggies
You are loathed
For the food that you eat
Leaving a hole
Wherever you go
On the leaves
Of your lovely green feast
Oh trailblazing traveller
With your protuberant eyes
Telescopic to the point of confusion
What do you see when you look at me
When I gaze down at you in my musings?
Oh cochela! Most ancient gastropod
You've been here for aeons and aeons
But to me you will be
The sailor of green seas
The pirate, the adventurer
The seeker
So to you humble snail
This poem is yours
A Tribute to magnificent you
And I'd just like to say
That I love your ways
And all of your funky moves
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Author:
Saxon Crow (
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I love this poem , crow 🙂 snails are simply being themselves aren’t they .. so why judge them
Really like your expression in this
‘But to me you will be
The sailor of green seas
The pirate, the adventurer
The seeker’
Great lines !
Thanks Violet. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I think snails are marvelous creatures and your words are a fine tribute to the beauties.
An amazing life form among the thousands of species on this our planet home.
They really are interesting. They've been her for about 5 million years silently trudging on.
Poems like these make me think of what poems written 300 years ago represented. A decorative read filled with the thrill of a roller coaster and the description of a rainbow. Nicely done says I.
Thank you kindly I say!
Good words SC about that wonderful creature.
Andy
Thanks GF
Good write SC.
Thanks Orchi
'With your aureole home
You define
What it is to be free
Travelling along
At a pace of your choosing'..
that innate, hue
of grace, nature
awards...
(simply Beautiful!
thank you, dear Poet)
Thanks LB
An unusual and inventive poem! An interesting ode to the humble snail!
Thanks DV
I love how you can just pick any simple thing and give it new life. This is so descriptive and lovely! I enjoy your imagery and your wording. The snail is truly a fascinating creature.
Thank you Rocky. Much appreciated
I agree with VB - some absolute gem lines in this great write.
Such an interesting and delightful read. I have many snails in my garden eating my plants. I shall go and look at them now with a different view!
Thanks Rozina. No don't! Their buggers for the cabbage!
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