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Old Mother Snake


Old mother snake,
in the Garden,

orchard of grafted and tampered
apples and pears where we planted
our first garden—

at 31, at least younger
than T’ao Ch’ien.

Gilgamesh found
the Snake Kingdom
everlasting

in his vain struggles
with Cedar spirits and ancient
Noahs.

I welcome the snakes
to my home
and garden, the blessings

of their wise old ways

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from Water Seeking Light Audio Book, released January 1, 2011
Detail from postcard reproduction of Snake and Strawberries, 1900, Japanese artist Teisui, in Nature Studies, ink and colour on paper, album, 6.8 cm by 7.8 cm (closed), 6.7 by 15.5 cm (open). National Gallery of Victoria, Australia.

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Christopher Robin Anderl Inverness, California

Christopher Anderl has led many life-times, a few of them in the present even.

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