Submissions by Billy_Snagg (Snaggy)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
The truth sets you free. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill.
LOVE POEM
Published
Yesterday 10:03pm
Yesterday 10:03pm
Arianelle
Arianelle, where have you gone?
As quickly as you came,
You have upped sticks and vanished.
Who is going to light my mornings now,
Who is going to fill the void?
You were a breath of fresh air,
Young, natural and distractively pretty,
Able to stop traffic in its tracks -
Intelligent with the world at your feet,
Oh and a good poet too, whoops! My bad.
What on Earth has happened to you, this brief flourish -
Was someone upsetting you?
Maybe you have found somewhere better to go,
Or maybe, just maybe, you're taking a...
As quickly as you came,
You have upped sticks and vanished.
Who is going to light my mornings now,
Who is going to fill the void?
You were a breath of fresh air,
Young, natural and distractively pretty,
Able to stop traffic in its tracks -
Intelligent with the world at your feet,
Oh and a good poet too, whoops! My bad.
What on Earth has happened to you, this brief flourish -
Was someone upsetting you?
Maybe you have found somewhere better to go,
Or maybe, just maybe, you're taking a...
#love
46 reads
12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Nov 2023 9:14pm
18th Nov 2023 9:14pm
Lost Frequencies...
AM I on your wavelength?
Are you short, medium or long in modulation -
Sometimes hard to detect,
Harder to reach,
Through all the crackle and the hiss?
Love can be difficult to find,
Easier if you are kind, but...
All too often,
Those interrupted intermittent fading signals,
Leave me fuzzy, confused; frustration amplified!
But love can reach anyone...
For we are just frequencies,
To be found; tuned into.
Pirate stations that float on bohemian dreams,
Despite the static, can be all that they seem.
...
Are you short, medium or long in modulation -
Sometimes hard to detect,
Harder to reach,
Through all the crackle and the hiss?
Love can be difficult to find,
Easier if you are kind, but...
All too often,
Those interrupted intermittent fading signals,
Leave me fuzzy, confused; frustration amplified!
But love can reach anyone...
For we are just frequencies,
To be found; tuned into.
Pirate stations that float on bohemian dreams,
Despite the static, can be all that they seem.
...
#love
141 reads
15 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Nov 2023 10:41pm
4th Nov 2023 10:41pm
No Time For Regret!
No time for regret that belongs to yesterday.
We cannot change what's been and gone -
So why waste the energy?
What can't be fixed might drive us crazy,
And life's too short for that!
Let's embrace it, come what may -
Celebrate a brand new day,
YOUR WAY!
A future unknown.
Haha! I'm the last person to revel in the unknown -
Anyway, it sounded good!
But hey, there is some merit in it -
Feeling excited about what's to come,
While now is simply an unwritten book.
It's easy to get bogged down fearing the worst, ...
We cannot change what's been and gone -
So why waste the energy?
What can't be fixed might drive us crazy,
And life's too short for that!
Let's embrace it, come what may -
Celebrate a brand new day,
YOUR WAY!
A future unknown.
Haha! I'm the last person to revel in the unknown -
Anyway, it sounded good!
But hey, there is some merit in it -
Feeling excited about what's to come,
While now is simply an unwritten book.
It's easy to get bogged down fearing the worst, ...
#LifeStruggles
195 reads
21 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Oct 2023 10:12pm
28th Oct 2023 10:12pm
In The Shadows...
I come to you only in whispers,
In shadows,
Once everyone has left the show -
Where chairs lay upon tables.
Only when the moon is glowing,
Am I showing -
Myself to you...
Allowing you in -
Where secrets hide.
In shadows,
Once everyone has left the show -
Where chairs lay upon tables.
Only when the moon is glowing,
Am I showing -
Myself to you...
Allowing you in -
Where secrets hide.
#secrets
#moon
#night
#SelfDiscovery
#emotions
201 reads
25 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
13th Oct 2023 6:20pm
13th Oct 2023 6:20pm
BILLY - THE REVOLUTIONIST!
I feel like a revolutionist today, folks!
Armed & ready to fight prejudice -
With my words!
I had a dose of it last night.
Was told I was not welcome at a certain wine bar,
Situated here, near where I live.
Was told to watch my back -
Just because I'm English!
I only went along for the Karaoke...
Unfortunately,
The guy never saw the person behind the mask -
Never gave him a chance!
After all, I could've been the English guy,
Who fought to save his daughter's life,
The surgeon; instead, fighting...
Armed & ready to fight prejudice -
With my words!
I had a dose of it last night.
Was told I was not welcome at a certain wine bar,
Situated here, near where I live.
Was told to watch my back -
Just because I'm English!
I only went along for the Karaoke...
Unfortunately,
The guy never saw the person behind the mask -
Never gave him a chance!
After all, I could've been the English guy,
Who fought to save his daughter's life,
The surgeon; instead, fighting...
#hate
#rejection
#scary
#despair
#disappointment
234 reads
34 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
29th Sep 2023 9:54pm
29th Sep 2023 9:54pm
Silly Boy!
There was once a silly boy,
Determined to fell a Sycamore tree.
It wasn't just any tree, however -
It was a rather special tree,
An iconic tree...
See.
Much photographed,
It stands (stood) by Hadrian's Wall,
At Sycamore Gap, Northumberland.
Folk would meet there,
Celebrate there -
Ashes of loved ones resided there.
Then one day...
The boy decided to use his chainsaw,
In a most inappropriate way;
Forever destroying the enjoyment,
Of all who loved that tree!
The boy's actions were totally...
Determined to fell a Sycamore tree.
It wasn't just any tree, however -
It was a rather special tree,
An iconic tree...
See.
Much photographed,
It stands (stood) by Hadrian's Wall,
At Sycamore Gap, Northumberland.
Folk would meet there,
Celebrate there -
Ashes of loved ones resided there.
Then one day...
The boy decided to use his chainsaw,
In a most inappropriate way;
Forever destroying the enjoyment,
Of all who loved that tree!
The boy's actions were totally...
#anger
#trees
#despair
#disappointment
#hurt
218 reads
20 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Sep 2023 4:46pm
21st Sep 2023 4:46pm
Autumn Breeze...
You're fresh as an autumn breeze
Invigorating
On any given day.
Heartwarming
In May.
Alive!
Patient
Like the sun awaits a passing shower...
You shine!
Every hour
You flower
Evermore.
Brave
You rave, you rock
Filling the air without a care
Pondering, wandering -
Your prowess.
Kind
Considerate
Sympathetic
Sensitive
Invigorating
On any given day.
Heartwarming
In May.
Alive!
Patient
Like the sun awaits a passing shower...
You shine!
Every hour
You flower
Evermore.
Brave
You rave, you rock
Filling the air without a care
Pondering, wandering -
Your prowess.
Kind
Considerate
Sympathetic
Sensitive
#admiration
240 reads
18 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Aug 2023 7:17pm
19th Aug 2023 7:17pm
You
Reassuring and safe,
I like how I can come to you -
Knowing you will never judge.
Of course you'll express your view.
But everyone follows their own path,
However stupid, however smart.
Understanding, it's what you do!
I turn to you when I feel stuck,
Cos you always have the answer -
Like someone's beautiful mama would.
You hate that expression,
But I find you endearing.
Showed my own mom your image last night -
Asked her what she thought...
'She's nice, Billy,' she said,
Despite knowing nothing...
I like how I can come to you -
Knowing you will never judge.
Of course you'll express your view.
But everyone follows their own path,
However stupid, however smart.
Understanding, it's what you do!
I turn to you when I feel stuck,
Cos you always have the answer -
Like someone's beautiful mama would.
You hate that expression,
But I find you endearing.
Showed my own mom your image last night -
Asked her what she thought...
'She's nice, Billy,' she said,
Despite knowing nothing...
#kindness
#friendship
#confessional
#support
#wisdom
348 reads
32 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jul 2023 11:48pm
16th Jul 2023 11:48pm
RIDE IT HARD!
Get on yer bike and ride it hard!
Do not choose the easy path,
The one that's level and flat.
Go for a steeper rugged one,
Then we can have some fun -
In the shower!
Never said I'd be riding WITH you,
But I could ride you hard,
Whilst hearing all your tales,
As you wash away the dirt!
I know you wanna look after me,
It's just the way it is.
But I want to be the one,
To free you from your jaded garden -
Seek a new perspective,
A path to paradise.
May we find that bliss together,
In the...
Do not choose the easy path,
The one that's level and flat.
Go for a steeper rugged one,
Then we can have some fun -
In the shower!
Never said I'd be riding WITH you,
But I could ride you hard,
Whilst hearing all your tales,
As you wash away the dirt!
I know you wanna look after me,
It's just the way it is.
But I want to be the one,
To free you from your jaded garden -
Seek a new perspective,
A path to paradise.
May we find that bliss together,
In the...
#love
#romantic
#beauty
#admiration
#LookingForLove
375 reads
17 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Apr 2023 7:27pm
14th Apr 2023 7:27pm
Drawn To You...
I feel drawn to you,
Totally drawn by your wild and crazy ways -
Like a painter is to canvas,
Like windows are to curtains,
And a butterfly is to cabbage...
Like boxers are to punching,
A harmer is to cutting,
Hot dogs are to mustard,
And a dog who has his bone.
...Lost souls finding their way home
I need you like a river needs to flow,
A drug addict can't say no -
Like all the best-laid plans,
Like, I'd like to hold your hand.
Yes, I'm totally struck by your 'WOW' factor!
My heart sinks like a hot...
Totally drawn by your wild and crazy ways -
Like a painter is to canvas,
Like windows are to curtains,
And a butterfly is to cabbage...
Like boxers are to punching,
A harmer is to cutting,
Hot dogs are to mustard,
And a dog who has his bone.
...Lost souls finding their way home
I need you like a river needs to flow,
A drug addict can't say no -
Like all the best-laid plans,
Like, I'd like to hold your hand.
Yes, I'm totally struck by your 'WOW' factor!
My heart sinks like a hot...
#inspirational
697 reads
44 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Feb 2023 9:25pm
13th Feb 2023 9:25pm
007 Heaven!
#romantic
#ValentinesDay
#seductive
307 reads
24 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
16th Nov 2022 4:54pm
16th Nov 2022 4:54pm
Stoned At Starbucks!
I found myself stoned -
Stoned in Starbucks, actually.
The queue was long, it helped!
Was there any place finer to be,
Any state better to be in,
As I gently sipped my freshly ground -
NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND, coffee?!!
Remember...
Don't leave the house 'til you're totally stoned,
As today could potentially be your last -
And if you get through, it'll still be a blast!
Just roll with it cos you'll gather no moss,
No, NOT Kate Moss -
Always preferred Taylor Swift anyway!
Come join me in long conversation, ...
Stoned in Starbucks, actually.
The queue was long, it helped!
Was there any place finer to be,
Any state better to be in,
As I gently sipped my freshly ground -
NOT FOUND ON THE GROUND, coffee?!!
Remember...
Don't leave the house 'til you're totally stoned,
As today could potentially be your last -
And if you get through, it'll still be a blast!
Just roll with it cos you'll gather no moss,
No, NOT Kate Moss -
Always preferred Taylor Swift anyway!
Come join me in long conversation, ...
#love
#courage
#drugs
#marijuana
#SelfDiscovery
965 reads
23 Comments
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