Best Snapping Poems
air rockets skyward
uppercutting inside
plastic neon flesh
contorting at inhuman angles
what does my body language spell?
ankles anchored into the Earth
to stay grounded as the wave
of time and space crashes
a flood of stagnant flux
there is a symphony of bones
snapping and cracking
in twisted orchestrations
the act of existing for me
is a resilient demonstration
The bucket of beans stares me down
Duty calls accomplish this task
No! Poetry comes first for me__frown
"What about other jobs", he asks.
When will I finish this load__care
Today will slip away from here
Out soon into land of dreams
Make believe and fancy wild schemes
Like the Lilies__ neither toil; spin
None more magnificently clothed
I will be just as lovely as them
My clothing will be love's spirit
Praise God for those clothes__Glory Him
Wonderful worship this day brings
Thank you God for a few moments
To glorify your Holy name...Amen
Dedicated to Anil Deo and Belle Bellevue
My muse had taken a nosedive.
No inspiration whatever.
So I was inspired by two great poets,
And snapped off a leaf from a tree.
- /\ -
Incredible I met a dream lass
And wooed her with all my heart, declaring:
When I said “I love you”
We loved the whole night through
Well, we could not help but be happy,
Love was just our joy,
I was so happy over you.
Remember I pledged my love for you, dear
I will be yours so true
Nothing would separate, nothing,
Love was just our joy
I was sure happy over you.
Then fate had something out of sorts for us,
Our love became so fickle, darling.
Remember, I recall all that we declared
Our love had grown so cool, so tepid,
Maybe we needed a break.
And now you seem to love me,
How can I ever be sure?
What proof can you ever give me,
Cry over me, do
'Cause I cried a river over you,
How can I believe you love me?
My love for you was true.
Now you prove yours was true too.
For you did pledge eternal love
Prove, prove that is so true.
Truly I pledged mine and yours too.
I cried over you, remember!
Now you must remember too.
Cry for me my darling,
Cry for me so true!
Alas the snapped leaf had turn brown and withered,
And so had my muse.
the snapping turtle
wandering around asphalt
confuses my dog
snarling growling snapping
staring glaring daring
old challenges the young
dogs people cows or cats
but wait.... have any of us ever seen an old cow?
Snapping turtle
The biggest turtle in the world
was gigantic mass of being
in Galapagos they said
all this flesh and shield
was I50 years old
To think once she had been charming
helped her to find the sea
saving her from greedy birds
Lucky was the man sitting on top
of her making funny faces
she was not a snapping turtle
Snapping Turtle
Brawny and mean,
The reptile is seen
Oozing out of the mire
Like a prehistoric monster.
The snapper stares
While smelling the air,
Keenly attentive
For lurking predators.
A thick-muscled neck
Poised to stretch
With beak agape that says,
“Keep your distance!”
Because it cannot retract
Its head far enough back
To protect it from enemies
And so it snaps at everything.
The turtle claws at the dirt in front,
Pulling itself to where it’s going,
Dragging its spiked tail along
The ground in slow motion.
Part one narrating snapping crackling, and popping trembling underfoot...,
which ushered poetic reverberations across the universe
A snippet of careering and careening
nocturnal cerebral manifestations
attributed to strong medicament
creating soundless clangorous din
ofttimes diabolical dreams
severely disrupt mine ability
to function throughout rest of day.
An adverse reaction
to one or more prescription medications
intended to combat anxiety, dysthymia, ocd,
and other psychological ills
(prescribed by Elizabeth Clark
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner)
regularly, severely, and terribly
disrupts sleep of yours truly.
As a for instance recently,
I dreamt figments of mein kampf
fractured into a bajillion little pieces
when the final battle between God and Satan
known as Armageddon occured (situated
within Megiddo Valley),
which I (a diehard skeptic) would not miss
Earth shattering event for the world!
A diabolical entity (quaking with excitement)
accidently (perhaps purposely) let slip
the Apocalypse will strike seven days
after today. Yours truly along with bajillions
of other people held captive upon oblate spheroid
will perish within seven days. Meanwhile,
I plod along boulevard of broken dreams
ho-hum fashion minding my p's and q's, oh
of course giving remaining twenty four letters
of English alphabet their diligent due respect.
So much euphoria suddenly bubbled forth,
where debilitating anxiety would usually churn.
Though giddy with excitement,
(no more plaintive laments about being dirt poor),
yet wincing back concomitant sentiment also arose.
No matter both pseudo and real
contradictory reactions prevailed,
I did not experience anticipatory anxiety
that usually gets triggered regarding
some worrisome circumstance.
The aforementioned debacle
(impossible mission beset seismologists).
(Snapping fingers rhythmically) Cobham's downbeat/ A thunderclap birth/
Shorter's sax, a comet's fiery girth, blowing jazz-poet notes, a furious chase, too quick for the tongue, lost in sonic space/
The new head of jazz, they say, has spoken true, searching for the next, the unheard, the new/
Charles Lloyd, a soul song, a sweeping refrain, brooming the blues off/copping a new jazz riff to be played and improvised on/ never to be played again/
Herbie's Headhunters still echoes in the mind, a rhythmic revolution, a groove you can't unwind/ his Headhunters smashed the groove/
Jackie McLean's Institute, man, he got it going on!/
A jazz rebellion brewing, before the break of dawn/ Functionality plus, a thought bubbling bright, who's the jazz rebel burning through the night?/
Thinking big, a canvas vast and bold, Chick Corea's ivory keys, a story to be told. Piano whispers, intimate and deep, then Esperanza on bass, secrets she keeps/
Man, I'm coasting now, riding on the wave, drum bags packed, the next gig I crave/
Who's next to rise, the champion to claim/
Whose name will echo on the top of the jazz playlist's fame? (Silence, then a final snap) The music waits.
Did mind so snap
Over Satan's rap?
I could've been in or out
In high school could scream and shout!
Oh my gosh I'm singed with pain
Constant mark upon my brain
But you can't just give up dreams
No matter how cracked the mirror seems!
Want to give in to being a fool?
Please don't let the devil rule!
S n A p P I n G p H o T o S
GRANDMA’S TV
wall space empty
except for dead relatives
tv antenna flashes
bunny ears
upheaval of chests
Eyes stare
~
GRANDMA’S ROOSTER
crimson chair
360 degree spin
past and present mix
of snapshots
ceramic roosters
warm hands
~
ERASING THE PAST
Bandaid’s ripped off
Headshot lost to divorce
No comparisons left
Couple school photos
Magnetized on fridge
Kim Rodrigues © 2017
Youth's stream of dancing diamonds
a sparkling frolic without ending
a burst of naïve beauty before the fall
at the brink-the pinnacle of big dreams
youth crashes into the cold rocks below
diamonds suffocate in the dirty foam
In a flash, youth is snapping turtle old.
All summer we would sit and work,
from sunup ‘til about sundown.
We must have laughed a million laughs,
and must have snapped a million pounds.
We would whistle or sing along,
to near a million melodies.
I did not know it, but we were,
making a million memories.
My brothers and sisters always,
thought it was such an awful chore.
Just sitting in our rocking chairs,
watching as time flew past the door.
Through the good times and the bad times
I knew that one thing would not change.
You’d always find us on the porch,
Laughing hard and snapping them beans.
As the years began to pass us,
Gramma’s eyesight was nearly gone.
Her hands and fingers were too frail,
for her to try to carry on.
The morning that my Gramma died,
it was the day that my heart broke.
Since then I’ve tried to live by those
simple words that my Gramma spoke.
Don’t worry about tomorrow,
it won’t get here until it comes.
So live each day the best you can,
do not regret a single one.
Better grab the bull by the horns,
when you’re following your own dreams.
Spend some time with the ones you love,
on the front porch snapping them beans.
they gather
grounded
in prayers
like leaves
beneath
trees
i stand
hollow
naked
numb
in this air
awaiting
winded gusts
in disgusted
sighs
to snap me
as i tumble
down around them
from life
Let Me
Make Me
Take The Fall
More Like You Pushed Me
Off The Wall
Down The Rabbit Hole
Into The Dark
Stumeling, Fumbeling
My Breathing Wont Work
Like Alice
Im Getting Lost
Everything Isnt Right
Time Still Wont Stop
Its Moving Too Fast
Im Losing The Light
The Little White Rabbit Tail
Is Going Out Of Sight
Sabotashed
Come Back Home One More Time
Say Its My Fault
Breaking My Heart
Off With My Head
Like The Queen Said
Laughing In The Dark
The Chesar Smile
Floating In And Out Of Mind
Momma Jumps In
And Says No Get Out
Not Her Fault
Dont Even Try That
Mom To The Rescue
0.0
What A Suprise
Shes Stopping The Sabotash
Says Hes Full Of Lies
Let Me
Make Me
Take The Fall
More Like He Pushed Me
Off The Wall
Bowed Down
He Holds The Cards
Grow Up
And Take Some Charge
In The Queens Court
We're Laying New Rules
Now Hes Humbled
I Say We're Cool
Out Of The Forest
Out Of The Dark
Now Im Not Losing My Head
With The Rest Of The Cards
Time For Tea
We'll Brew A Pot
Its Not Your Fault
He Says As I Pull Out A Cup
Happy Birthday
I Mutter Out Loud
Its Not Till December
He Tells Me Now
I Look Outside
To The Sunny Grass
My Eyes Reflect
Like Dew Drops Forming On Glass
Far Off Stares
As You Look In Deep
Stuck In A Forest
Its Dark
Its Taken Me
Daddy
My Voice Echos In The World
I Love You Too
Im Just A Little Girl
Its All My Fault
Why Do I Stay
Wonderland Calls Me
Im On My Way
My Head Turns
Do You Hear That Sound
Oh! I Can Hear It Now
Im Late! Im Late!
I Can Not Stay!
Hello! Goodbye Father!
Im Late! Im Late!
Im Late!
I Walk Away
And Never Look Back
Stuck Inside My Mind
Behind Eyes Of Glass
I See The Birds
The Chesars Smile
Looks Like Ill Be Staying
In Wonderland For Awhile
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