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A Harmless Grass Snake

a harmless grass snake mistaken for an adder killed as a trophy

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James Foulk

Date: 6/11/2011 8:44:00 PM

loved this very creative piece you wrote, a great Haiku. thank you for commenting on Birthday cake waiting for someone.

Joe Maverick

Date: 6/10/2011 2:48:00 PM

Enjoyed the natural flavour in this Haiku James, congrats on the placement here..

Gwendolen Song

Date: 6/10/2011 1:22:00 PM

How often does this actually happen? Often where I grew up! Corn snakes were our specialty in Ohio. Congrats on this win, Jack! It was after I read a bunch of your fun haikus that I decided to write the Sumo in a Speedo. You are certainly a fun poet! All the best to you! Gwendolen

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 6/9/2011 9:21:00 AM

Accept my congratulations on this win in the contest of p.d., Jack

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/9/2011 7:25:00 AM

Congratulations on a well deserved win in Poet Destroyer's "Haiku~Crazy" contest Jack. Love, Carol

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 6/8/2011 11:19:00 PM

Aww :( that is sad :( but it does happen :( -- ok I have to smile now though since you won, happy to see you on the list, Jack -- congrats on your win :D

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/8/2011 10:10:00 PM

Jack! Congratulations!!!! Thank you for the awesome haiku's and supporting my contest. Don't miss out on my next one.. Take care,..p.d.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 6/8/2011 8:47:00 PM

Congrats Jack on your super duper win in the Haiku contest luv.. luv the content as u know..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/8/2011 8:38:00 PM

congras on your win. I remember really enjoying this one.

James Fraser

Date: 6/7/2011 2:46:00 PM

Yet they are so distinctive, yes - sadly this does happen Jack :(

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/5/2011 3:00:00 PM

Very good with this haiku! Jack, i hate hate,, snakes either ways.... sending soup mail,..p.d.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 6/5/2011 12:54:00 PM

Let's try to think of a "ghostly" theme for our co-write, Jack. Are you familiar with the play "Blithe Spirit"? The ghost of a remarried man's late wife comes back to taunt the couple. Hmmm... ideas

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/4/2011 10:25:00 PM

ahhh, poor thing this green snake!! and you had a dog viscious like my Lilah Vampira? wEll,my cat dropped that annoying habit I guess she just had to get used to me!

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 6/4/2011 8:12:00 PM

I like snakes....from a distance...lol poor thing, nice write. BG

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/4/2011 5:02:00 PM

Great one that you have penned today..Enjoyed reading it..I don't care for snakes even though they say that one should not kill them and let them live..Thanks for the kind review of my work...Sara

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 6/4/2011 4:50:00 PM

the adder has markings to let hunters know how dangerous they are.. poor grass snake now a trophy.. it happens luv.. wonderful Jack..u are so amazing ...

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 6/4/2011 3:53:00 PM

Nice humor and wit, jack

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 6/4/2011 1:56:00 PM

Don't know much about "adders," Jack, but I'm imagining they're poisonous snakes. I don't believe in killing for trophies, only for food. The grass snake deserved better. Love, Carolyn