All Hail the Amazing Glutinous Snail©
All Hail the Amazing Glutinous Snail ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
December 24, 2021
All hail the amazing glutinous snail
Molluskian marvel whose virtues prevail
In forests so thickened with foliage pristine
Or denizens of oceans sadly no longer clean
Slime trails glistening a silvery sheen
Declaring shelled beauties soon will be seen
Geometric armor so rainbowed in hue
Resplendent in form leaving such a lovely goo
You might think me ill or think my senses have flown
But in my mind those mollusks should sit on a throne
For they bide their own time never rushing through life
Adding beauty in abundance never causing stress nor strife
Oh to live the life of a snail, that I do say
Not rushing through days,
Now that is the way
Slowly and surely ingesting sweet moments in time
Of life’s daily delights……..while spreading the slime
I know you are thinking, has he lost his mind!
The life of a snail isn’t wondrous, admirable or kind
But any creature so lovely who meanders each day
Taking in nature’s beauty for eons to stay
And if by chance, reincarnation is real
I would not come back as snake, a chicken nor eel
But a snail I would be with symmetry and style
Enjoying life’s wonders
Forever and a mile
About this poem
A celebration of a creature who never hurries through life but takes in every beauty that nature has to offer.
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Written on December 24, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on December 24, 2021
Modified on March 17, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axx Aabbbbccddeefxfgghhffiijxj |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,220 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 26 |
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