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.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Oct 2021 6:52pm
18th Oct 2021 6:52pm
It's All Gone To Shit!
#anxiety
#frustration
#confusion
#disappointment
#fear
37 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Oct 2021 1:53am
9th Oct 2021 1:53am
Majestic Rose...
You are beautiful as the setting sun,
The morning dew that covers fields,
A delicate flower opening in spring -
Yes, you are my everything!
Your beauty is not only skin deep.
Your mind transcends -
Shadow and gloom, remotest moon.
You are magnificent, majestic, yet that's only half of it.
You are temperamental, moody and foxy too!
You know what you're about.
You are the book without a page,
The fuel I cannot gauge,
Waves I cannot break,
The beauty I cannot fake.
You're the early morning rise,
The cause of...
The morning dew that covers fields,
A delicate flower opening in spring -
Yes, you are my everything!
Your beauty is not only skin deep.
Your mind transcends -
Shadow and gloom, remotest moon.
You are magnificent, majestic, yet that's only half of it.
You are temperamental, moody and foxy too!
You know what you're about.
You are the book without a page,
The fuel I cannot gauge,
Waves I cannot break,
The beauty I cannot fake.
You're the early morning rise,
The cause of...
#love
99 reads
14 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Oct 2021 4:59pm
1st Oct 2021 4:59pm
Unearthed Gem
She is like a gemstone.
Multi-coloured,
Multi-layered,
Free thinking -
Precious.
She hides her beauty,
But it glistens -
Like diamonds in the ground,
Eager to be found.
Everyone has a chance with Gem,
For she understands;
Smoothing rough edges
To polished perfection.
As she weaves her magic,
Watch her shine.
Be dazzled in the sunlight
And soothed by moonlight;
Mesmerized under a silky sky.
Multi-coloured,
Multi-layered,
Free thinking -
Precious.
She hides her beauty,
But it glistens -
Like diamonds in the ground,
Eager to be found.
Everyone has a chance with Gem,
For she understands;
Smoothing rough edges
To polished perfection.
As she weaves her magic,
Watch her shine.
Be dazzled in the sunlight
And soothed by moonlight;
Mesmerized under a silky sky.
#inspirational
#admiration
#emotions
94 reads
16 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Sep 2021 00:21am
28th Sep 2021 00:21am
New Beginnings
I've seen a change in you lately,
For Autumn has announced itself again.
Leaves are falling and the sun is stalling.
Everything's changing in line with you it seems.
And I sense you slowly banishing everything,
Everything that ever brought you to your knees.
Yes, you were dying too,
Like the way nature rids itself of decaying leaves,
Only to promote those fresh buds of spring again.
I picture you, looking across the prairie,
A few months from now.
Just standing there with your hands on your hips,
Your lovely blond hair...
For Autumn has announced itself again.
Leaves are falling and the sun is stalling.
Everything's changing in line with you it seems.
And I sense you slowly banishing everything,
Everything that ever brought you to your knees.
Yes, you were dying too,
Like the way nature rids itself of decaying leaves,
Only to promote those fresh buds of spring again.
I picture you, looking across the prairie,
A few months from now.
Just standing there with your hands on your hips,
Your lovely blond hair...
#hope
#motivational
#inspirational
70 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Sep 2021 10:32pm
24th Sep 2021 10:32pm
Billy's In Town!
Come on, Billy's in town!
No need to feel down,
Why you wearing a frown?
I'll act like the clown,
If it makes you feel sound,
While I search for the noun,
That was bringin' ya down.
Billy's in town,
Wearing the Crown.
Let me buy you a round,
As we drink while we drown.
If you've spent every dime,
Still we can dine,
Don't worry 'bout time -
Your place or mine?
Our chance to shine...
No need to feel down,
Why you wearing a frown?
I'll act like the clown,
If it makes you feel sound,
While I search for the noun,
That was bringin' ya down.
Billy's in town,
Wearing the Crown.
Let me buy you a round,
As we drink while we drown.
If you've spent every dime,
Still we can dine,
Don't worry 'bout time -
Your place or mine?
Our chance to shine...
#happiness
#kindness
#hope
42 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Sep 2021 4:37pm
17th Sep 2021 4:37pm
D.I.Y ...ahhh!!!
I don't like D.I.Y,
It makes me cry, I don't know why,
And I could die etc, etc.
I should like that kinda stuff,
After all, I'm a 'MAN', yes a man,
Stereotyping all over the page!
I don't think I'm any good at 'doing it yourself,' myself;
That's the trouble you see -
I'm frightened of cocking it up,
And that just makes me crazy.
That's why I stay 'lazy' when such matters arise.
I did hang some wallpaper once,
But that took two years!
Yes, decorating did surprise me,
I didn't do such a bad job after all.
Was...
It makes me cry, I don't know why,
And I could die etc, etc.
I should like that kinda stuff,
After all, I'm a 'MAN', yes a man,
Stereotyping all over the page!
I don't think I'm any good at 'doing it yourself,' myself;
That's the trouble you see -
I'm frightened of cocking it up,
And that just makes me crazy.
That's why I stay 'lazy' when such matters arise.
I did hang some wallpaper once,
But that took two years!
Yes, decorating did surprise me,
I didn't do such a bad job after all.
Was...
#anxiety
#strength
#frustration
#redemption
#apathy
63 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
11th Sep 2021 5:20am
11th Sep 2021 5:20am
Playground Benches
Looking back I missed the boat,
Used to dream of fame and when.
It was Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll,
Even though I was only Ten!
Standing up on Playground Benches,
The whole world was my stage.
Rushing forward and clapping hands,
Tasting what I hoped would come.
I loved the rush and the attention,
Was the odd ball who risked detention!
As I grew, I played it safe,
While others did as they pleased.
While they were playing with birds and bees,
I was doing what pleased me!
So I had the Rock and the Roll,
Lucky...
Used to dream of fame and when.
It was Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll,
Even though I was only Ten!
Standing up on Playground Benches,
The whole world was my stage.
Rushing forward and clapping hands,
Tasting what I hoped would come.
I loved the rush and the attention,
Was the odd ball who risked detention!
As I grew, I played it safe,
While others did as they pleased.
While they were playing with birds and bees,
I was doing what pleased me!
So I had the Rock and the Roll,
Lucky...
#music
#confessional
#memories
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
65 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Sep 2021 9:25pm
10th Sep 2021 9:25pm
Juliette Arnold
Juliette Arnold -
Closing her eyes,
She looks at peace.
Soft, gentle and very alluring,
She's beautiful, serene -
A perfect dream!
But Juliette Arnold
Is in dismay,
Fearing what will come her way.
Problems rising, mounting up,
Eating her up, like decay.
College lectures she must attend,
Losing time, cannot pretend.
So much pressure, feeling drowned -
A part-time job back in town.
Her mind's screwed up, it's everywhere,
Wishing that she did not care!
Searching for a saving grace,
So she...
Closing her eyes,
She looks at peace.
Soft, gentle and very alluring,
She's beautiful, serene -
A perfect dream!
But Juliette Arnold
Is in dismay,
Fearing what will come her way.
Problems rising, mounting up,
Eating her up, like decay.
College lectures she must attend,
Losing time, cannot pretend.
So much pressure, feeling drowned -
A part-time job back in town.
Her mind's screwed up, it's everywhere,
Wishing that she did not care!
Searching for a saving grace,
So she...
#patience
50 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Sep 2021 8:32pm
10th Sep 2021 8:32pm
Chasing Rainbows
Watch how those rainbows soar up above,
And colours merge like they're falling in love.
You'll never see such a more beautiful sight -
Reminds me of how you're looking tonight.
Watch how those rainbows float in the sky,
Reach for the beauty that they supply.
Don't chase the layers, they might run away,
You'll never quite catch them but maybe one day!
Soft pastel shades of red, yellow, green,
Likely to be the best you have seen.
Whenever you find you're drifting away,
Look to the sky for that sunny array.
Rainbows...
And colours merge like they're falling in love.
You'll never see such a more beautiful sight -
Reminds me of how you're looking tonight.
Watch how those rainbows float in the sky,
Reach for the beauty that they supply.
Don't chase the layers, they might run away,
You'll never quite catch them but maybe one day!
Soft pastel shades of red, yellow, green,
Likely to be the best you have seen.
Whenever you find you're drifting away,
Look to the sky for that sunny array.
Rainbows...
#inspirational
68 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Aug 2021 7:30pm
21st Aug 2021 7:30pm
Poetic Chess
An opening:
I don't like poetry that reads like chess,
With ambiguous lines, trying to impress.
Fussy, confusing and ornate words,
A simpler game, I would have preferred!
Middle game:
In thought, my enthusiasm drained away,
Your tangled up message got in the way.
Understanding your strategy, I found so sparse,
Couldn't see how this game would last!
End game:
Got lost in translation what you hoped to voice,
From my point of view, there wasn't a choice.
Feeling desperate to end this comical sham, ...
I don't like poetry that reads like chess,
With ambiguous lines, trying to impress.
Fussy, confusing and ornate words,
A simpler game, I would have preferred!
Middle game:
In thought, my enthusiasm drained away,
Your tangled up message got in the way.
Understanding your strategy, I found so sparse,
Couldn't see how this game would last!
End game:
Got lost in translation what you hoped to voice,
From my point of view, there wasn't a choice.
Feeling desperate to end this comical sham, ...
#anger
#frustration
#confusion
118 reads
18 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Aug 2021 6:58pm
21st Aug 2021 6:58pm
My Ears Don't Always Hear
Sometimes I do not hear,
Things you're trying to say -
Don't always want to listen,
So I shut myself away.
Not one for paying attention,
To what's being said to me,
Instead my mind drifts off,
Towards another day...
Sometimes I do not hear,
My child that's growing up.
For everything that's said,
I do not understand.
I fail to take on board,
Lacking comprehension.
Only later on I wonder -
What was being mentioned?
Should I listen more,
To the voice of reason?
I've never once yet heard, ...
Things you're trying to say -
Don't always want to listen,
So I shut myself away.
Not one for paying attention,
To what's being said to me,
Instead my mind drifts off,
Towards another day...
Sometimes I do not hear,
My child that's growing up.
For everything that's said,
I do not understand.
I fail to take on board,
Lacking comprehension.
Only later on I wonder -
What was being mentioned?
Should I listen more,
To the voice of reason?
I've never once yet heard, ...
#confessional
#confusion
#SelfReflection
69 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
19th Aug 2021 10:59pm
19th Aug 2021 10:59pm
Show Me How...
#lust
#sex
#erotic
#sensual
#passion
311 reads
4 Comments
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