tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post3992175251671040267..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: When a Snake is Just a Snake: Emily Dickinson and A.E. Stallings Banjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-74479492702072823482013-06-01T12:26:14.555-04:002013-06-01T12:26:14.555-04:00I don't know when snakes went from the garden ...I don't know when snakes went from the garden of Eden into a mans pants, (maybe because they both spit?) but I'm guessing a woman was never consulted on the matter. <br /><br />Maybe in the 19th century, while land was still not completely overwhelmed with concrete, snakes were more numerous - and some of them venomous. I understand "zero at the bone." I experience it every time I hear a rattle. I also marvel at their beauty, and use them in my work.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-54807617810828485432013-05-30T07:11:56.303-04:002013-05-30T07:11:56.303-04:00Another post that demands side-by-side reading (tw...Another post that demands side-by-side reading (two separate tabs will do). Thank you for your thorough guidance! Without it I wouldn't have been able to grasp many of the points you make. I'm not sure that I agree with you on the purpose of reptiles, but I'll return to Richard Dawkins' reissue of "The Selfish Gene" with your words in mind :-) Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-28951512707055005262013-05-29T22:56:27.322-04:002013-05-29T22:56:27.322-04:00The imagery of Hiker slinking is worthy of a poem,...The imagery of Hiker slinking is worthy of a poem, don't ya think?Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-57183444401927118592013-05-29T13:16:04.568-04:002013-05-29T13:16:04.568-04:00Can't wait until you tackle e.e. cummings.Can't wait until you tackle e.e. cummings.<br />Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-70135399990634924202013-05-29T11:36:12.436-04:002013-05-29T11:36:12.436-04:00"...scaring humans is not their primary conce..."...scaring humans is not their primary concern." I know, it's true, we can't help but personalize nature. Must be part of our survival kit. And on that note, I'm very fond of snakes. As a kid we used to catch red racers and then, of course, try to race them, but they didn't recognize the finish line and would slink off in various directions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com