Smelly Snail
Lina Ru
Smelly Snail
Snail nail, hitting on a tree.
Snail mail, waiting for a tree.
Snail hail, hitting on a leaf.
Snail trail, waiting for a leaf.
Hasty snail hidden singing
a bitter rhyme about
Humpty Dumpty,
smelly hail,
an invisible trail,
and
slow mail.
Snail sits on a leaf,
leaves a smelly trail
as it goes up a tree,
but falls and breaks
its smelly shell.
The shell leaves
me alone as I can’t
condone its use
of words, so cruel.
It’s me, before
being so rude.
Being on a leaf,
wanting for a tree
to find my way:
a way to peace,
through me,
smelly snail,
sanely me.

Ositadimma Amakeze says:
It’s good to read you. Beautiful!
Hope to share more with you. I actually wrote a novella, Teeth of a Snail, available online. I am currently tidying my second poetry book.
Lina Ru says:
Thank you for your comment! Congratulations for your book. How is your second book going?