Are you writing "gems" as in the shiny jewels found in caves? Okay just wondering...

As for your poem, it triggers neat images.. and in saying, "for every good, bad follows" the gems are good fortune and the cobras are the unfortunate happenings. Now that I think about it, you poem actually has an excellent moralish theme.*scratches head*.. yes, definately. Ahhh.. lightbulb lits on....

Fascinating poem, Aken Sol

I liked this, definitely interesting. I wrote a response tanka to this =P.

Interesting. The strange thing it, cobras don't really look for gems... but I get the idea :-P. You're into that ying yang thing aren't you, I saw your comment on Lance Hardy's poem.