Wednesday, 16 July 2014

SNAKES




The snake charmer played on his Been*

Gracefully swung the cobra’s hood

We flocked in hundreds to the scene

 

The snake charmer played on his Been

“Crikey**” wasn’t heard in the scene

Spectators were in happy mood

 

The snake charmer played on his Been

Gracefully swung the cobra’s hood

 

*a musical instrument like a flute

**The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin’s favorite phrase

 

Posted for Susan’s Midweek Motif ~ Snakes @ Poets United

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18 comments:

  1. Susan16 July 2014 at 05:53

    Love. I felt the hypnosis, feel the sway and the happiness. Magic.

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  2. Brian Miller16 July 2014 at 06:16

    nice...i would love to see one for real...the cobras are rather fearsome looking...ha....nice ref to the croc hunter too...used to love watching him and was sad when he was taken....though i bet several a snake charmer was taken by their love of animals as well...

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  3. Sherry Blue Sky16 July 2014 at 07:18

    I loved being reminded of cobras and how they sway to the music....cool!

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  4. Jae Rose16 July 2014 at 07:31

    I love how your poem is like a song...rather than fear it conveys a kind of magic and humour

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  5. avalon16 July 2014 at 07:51

    Somehow it seems sa\fe, \as long as the Charmer has things under control...one hopes.

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  6. Vandana Sharma16 July 2014 at 07:53

    Cobras are infact avoid humans and mean no harm.

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  7. Unknown16 July 2014 at 09:14

    The description is so vivid, one feels we are actually present there.

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  8. Eileen T O'Neill .....16 July 2014 at 16:38

    Sumana,

    This has a lilt to the phrasing which adds a charm of its own. The scene is set...

    Eileen

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  9. Myrna R.16 July 2014 at 17:32

    Nice. I've never seen a cobra but imagine there's a hypnotic beauty about them.

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  10. J.N.T.16 July 2014 at 18:08

    now there's an image I've always known about India. thanks for this. it really entertained me. :)

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  11. Unknown17 July 2014 at 00:45

    Oh! I love those shows... Its a commonly seen show in India... Its aamazing... Beautiful poem...

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  12. Gen Giggles 17 July 2014 at 04:01

    Very lovely and quite rhythmic.

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  13. kaykuala17 July 2014 at 04:13

    It is amazing how the snake can be made to sway and swerve in unison with the music! Nicely Sumana!

    Hank

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  14. Arathi Harihar17 July 2014 at 04:43

    oh, sumana it did bought back the childhood memories..very nice:)

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  15. Anonymous17 July 2014 at 11:59

    Yes... your words sway and repeat their movement just like the been being played by the snake charmer. A lovely effect.
    And the most wonderful thing is that the tune has no effect whatsoever on the snakes... it is in accord with the movement of the been that they move.
    -HA

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  16. Scarlet17 July 2014 at 14:57

    I would love to see one ~ I am sure to under the spell, smiles ~

    Grace

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  17. PT18 July 2014 at 02:23

    as a child I use to stand in the crowds to see this kind of snake show
    your poem brought back the old world charm

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  18. Rosemary Nissen-Wade19 July 2014 at 14:58

    Nice rhythm you set up; by the end of the poem I am mentally there, following along with my mind's eye the swinging of that hooded head.

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