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Bob Tucker (oldcoach77@aol.com)
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales (http://www.night.net/tucker/)

Sammy, The Valentine Snake

Sammy Snake with the Boa brothers,
Rollie Rattler and a couple others.
Formed the Snakeville Macho Troop,
A snake (boys only) social group.

No girls allowed, no way, no how
And Sammy Snake upheld this vow
But Vanna Viper caught his eye
Each time that she went slinking by.

Soon Sam began to be enthralled
By Vanna's wiggling when she crawled
And every night he slept in bliss
With dreams of Vanna's tender hiss.

When Vanna rolled those big snake eyes.
The thunder boomed up in the skies.
Against these feelings Sammy battled
But Vanna Viper had him rattled.

She smiled and Sammy turned to red
His friend Bill Boa, frowned and said,
"You're blushing and it makes me sick,
You look just like a rhubarb stick."

Sammy thought, "I think that I'll
Act stuck up for a little while.
I just won't look as she glides by
And she'll go find another guy.

"ANOTHER GUY?? How could that be?
I hope that she will like just me.
When I am near that cute sweet viper
I feel myself a 'gittin hyper.

"I guess I never will relax
Until I tell the guys the facts."
He told them and they weren't upset.
They said, "You haven't got her yet."

They hissed and joked as boys all do,
"That gorgeous snake does not want you.
Why she's a beauty, goodness sakes,
She has the eye of all the snakes.

"That handsome dude, Big Al the Asp,
Flicks his tongue, and the gals all gasp,
He'll be the one she's sure to chose.
Sam, give it up, you're bound to lose."

Poor Sammy thought his heart would break.
He found their laughter hard to take.
He coiled up on a huge hot stone
And suffered sadly all alone.

Valentine's day would be tomorrow.
And though his mind was weak with sorrow,
He made Vanna a heart of red,
Sent it to her, then went to bed.

And in the morning he was cool,
Went out the hole to go to school.
He was delighted when he found
A white card lying on the ground

And on the front, plain as could be
Was written there: "From Vanna V."
He flicked it over, to his surprise,
This glorious message filled his eyes:

"Oh, Sam, you are the cutest snake,
I think of you each breath I take.
I hope someday you will be mine,
Please say you'll be my valentine."

His pals were warming in the sun
He gave them all a big, "High One."
He strutted with his cocky crawl
And Sammy felt four inches tall!!!

Then, following his dad's advice,
Gave her a box of chocolate mice.
At school, with Vanna by his side
Our Sammy Snake was filled with pride.

He was in love, Oh. Life was great.
They met at Pizza Pit at eight.
You should have seen those snake eyes shine
Each was the other's valentine.

Then at the Sweetheart Serpents' Ball,
Vanna and Sam lit up the hall,
The crowd as one rose up and hissed
As the loving couple did the twist.

And in a corner stood a group,
That silly Snakeville Macho Troop,
They stopped and all let out a sigh
As Cora Cobra slithered by.

So, all you macho little boys,
Don't get too used to single joys
Cause some cute gal will look real fine
And you'll end up her Valentine.

—Grandpa Tucker
Copyright ©1997 by Bob Tucker
oldcoach77@aol.com