Belly Crawler

Ha There! Friend and foe, Mister Sun-Baker;

Subject of love and fear, such a creature;

I am also native to this dry land;

I care not of the feud of our ancestors;

Ha Friend! Please stay, Do not his and slither;

We are all kin, no matter our totems; 

Unlike yourself, I may not be boneless;

But just like yourself, I can be fearless;

As your red stomach bends over my shoulders;

You are like a living gum tree branch;

Hissing like the surrounding leaves as they dance;

Your black back tanned black, just like my Back;

Author's Note

You can also view this on my website here:
http://www.angelpoetry.org/poetry/2012/poem_0000046.html

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is very good. I like the places and thoughts create by the poem. I'm 1/2 Ojibwa and i like when nature is used in poetry. Give easy understanding for most folks.
"I care not of the feud of our ancestors;
Ha Friend! Please stay, Do not his and slither;
We are all kin, no matter our totems; "
The above lines are my favorite. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Jock Engelman]

Thank you very much for your input and thoughts. I am still unable to determine which tribe I actually descend from compared to white European cultures there isn't the documentation. Well I guess you would understand that as well :)

[Alex Vidmar]

Being an American, I honestly had trouble understanding this. It seems to be about a snake of some sort? Loving the different terminology, and am genuinely loving your works, mate. 99/100

[Jock Engelman]

Let me fill you in a bit. I'm Australia. Snakes are common. A very common and moderately deadly snake is the red belly black snake. I however have indigenous aboriginal blood in me I wrote this while trying to be more connected with my roots

[Alex Vidmar]

Aha, that's cleared it up for me, thank you.

[Keith]

Great to find an Aussie. Not doubt describing a red bellie black, quite few on my place. Enjoyed this thanks.

[Michael G.]

A fun and interesting write, Jock.
I enjoyed reading this. It flows very well.
and the content is most original.
Line five... "hiss" instead of "his?"
Great poem, sir.