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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SNAKE, by THEODORE ROETHKE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I saw a young snake glide
Subject(s): Animals; Snakes; Serpents; Vipers
First Line: I saw a young snake glide
Subject(s): Animals; Snakes; Serpents; Vipers
I saw a young snake glide
Out of the mottled shade
And hang, limp on a stone:
A thin mouth, and a tongue
Stayed, in the still air.
It turned; it drew away;
Its shadow bent in half;
It quickened, and was gone.
I felt my slow blood warm.
I longed to be that thing,
The pure, sensuous form.
And I may be, some time.
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