Still a Snake I am, but Beloved I have Now Become

A Short Christian Poem

Denise Thong
1 min readMay 10, 2023
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The ruffling of leaves

Crisp, crackling, cool.

I am a snake

A legless being.

Ruffling ruffling through a world of dead leaves.

My neck cranks left and right,

Rhythmically, rhythmically, it reaches towards the Sun.

I am cold and hard.

I long for warmth.

But you my Sun, are utterly unreachable.

If you do not condescend yourself to enter my world, I shall never freely move.

But alas, a shock of grace.

A sudden burst of light.

Penetrating Sun, you infuse me with life.

Like a dumb apprentice, I knew not my ways.

I was an imposter and ate my shame.

But you my Sun, gently nudged me and showed me the way.

Imposter I was no longer because you wore a crown of thorns.

The greatest King became the greatest imposter.

A glorious snake I have now become.

Lifted on a tree, beaming life to all who look.

Still a snake I am.

but now much more.

For Beloved I have become.

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Denise Thong
Denise Thong

Written by Denise Thong

Counsellor, Writer (Christianity, Children’s short stories)

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