The Red Bellied Black Snake Poem by Paul Warren

It was a rocky gorge north of the City of Cairns
As we walked through the rain forest making plans
For a dive and swim in the tropical heat of the sun
A green tree snake passed and we jumped as one
He poked his head up us angrily before leaving
And we went onto the rock pools for swimming

So we dived into the rock pools swimming around
There were boulders where the stream poured down
So as I was climbing up on the rocks I came face to face
With a red bellied back snake and I turned around and raced
Back to the swimming pool not turning around once
And I related the story about the black snake ready to pounce.

© Paul Warren Poetry