Short Snagged Poems

Shiners in my net
Haven’t snagged a mullet yet
Black tip I will get


By Robb A. Kopp

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One Willie went over the wall
(to avoid the warden and all)
pain quickly arose
within prison clothes
(razor wire snagged on a ball)...

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The Garden of Eden had a snake
That slithered around when on the make
It found that Eve
Fit like a sleeve
'til Adam's apple snagged the mistake...

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Dangling upon 
       thread of dreams 
forbidden love snagged 
   arousal... unseen, 
for a maiden clove 
                              serene...

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There once was a kid named Jack
Who bragged that he had the knack
To jump candle sticks
But got snagged on the wicks
Now the poor lad has got a burnt crack...

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~Geared for island-hop, boat's wheeldrive jams but spares us--from coming rainstorm




When Plans Don't Go to Plan Contest
For Silent One   8/25/2020...

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A whale on the beach,
A figure of speech,
A trouser seat snagged on a fence.        
A bird in the hand,
A castle of sand,     
A riddle that doesn't make sense...

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It’s snagged on a long pole.
An officer
tugs a pit-bull from a backyard.

Road-side is a body bag.

I check my rear view mirror
corners conceal the glimpsed.

Clear road ahead....

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A naturalist living in Perth
[A man of considerable girth]
Snagged an old kangaroo
For an American zoo
And shipped it off to Texas, (Fort Worth)


Written April 29, 2021...

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Percy's pickle pointed west
Larry's pointed down
Little Mary looked perplexed
Percy grinned and clowned.
Mary's small feet kept abreast
Larry looked around
'Till a tree limb snagged her dress
making Mary frown....

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That darn fish hook landed in my hand  
snagged me in the face wrapped round again 
I only fish for fun 
and when the day is done 
My fish tale braggin comes from a can 

Contest: Limericks about fishing
Sponsor: John Freeman...

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silence is broken
nocturnal song
yearning of the ghost bird

forest turns lively
creatures snuggle 
aware of kua-kua

field has snagged cousin
animals settle
listening to her song

mother of the moon
darling of savannahs...

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Hot 
Chocolate 
And sore throats

Gloves
And snagged sweaters 
With lace

Old friends
New friends
And snow men

The roast forgotten 
In the oven
Again


Date:11/26/18
Contest:  CHRISTMAS MOURNING
Sponsor:  PS Awtry...

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Borborgymic and gurgling,
he tried to go a-burgling,
but when he snagged the diamond ring,
his eructations stole the day.

So now he watches seminars;
he's learning how to play guitar.
He even hums a couple bars,
stamps license plates for play....

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uneasy
         feelings,
    subtle
         needs,
so 
     translucent
clinging,
precarious
     as snagged
            braids
of 
silk
     floating,
'til
providence
       reveals
             all
translated
upon
      our
           sleeve...

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I've rubbed all the lanturns, 
I've counted on all the stars,
My wish will never some true.

I've picked four leaf clovers,
I've snagged all the pennies,
My luck seems never to change.

My wishes will not come true,
My luck now will never change,
Unless I do it myself....

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Barnyard gossip was a buzz
Old goat had snagged himself a young bride
Farmer Jones wiped off chicken fuzz
And promptly ran back inside

Come see! He told his wife. It’s true.
The bride wore white, she carried blue.
Other farmers came by to see.
Old goat made some kind of history....

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I was just passing by the side of the house
When a thorn
On a winter rose bush
Snagged my coat
I walked on without thought
But  then    I’d swear a summer ghost spoke
That sudden sense
As though a scarlet petal brushed my hand
As though its breath warmed my face
Memory
Ah    memory in the snow...

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(In honor of my favorite president
as Feb. 12, his birthday, approaches).

President Lincoln was plain,
Good hearted, he served not for gain.
Clever Mary Todd snagged that “Honest Abe.”
Integrity, wit and charm made him a BABE!


Inspired by Catie Lindsey's Contest:
"You Who. . . . Yo, Clerihew"...

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When we sat down at the table
I didn’t have a hunch
It would be thirty-four dollars
To have a bite of lunch

My wife had eggs and bacon,
And I had chips with pork
For thirty-four dollars
I should have snagged a fork

I guess I’m getting old
Inflation’s getting real
I guess I really miss my
Seven dollar meals...

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It is almost too cold now
To be in the tops of trees
Shivering in snagged mittens
A woolen over coated ornament
Like black spotted fruit
Gone from sweet to bitter
Whipped by Autumns whining
Amidst garrulous planning birds
Fall conducts her noisy birth
So you whisper “Good Night”,
Your lips pressed against the bark
For that is where the heart is...

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Millions of merry mischievous mice made marmalade mincemeat for miles
Nineteen neckties snagged nimble necessary notetakers’ smiles
Outrageous ostentatious octopuses ogled ordinary octogens.
Private praying piranhas provided persnickety pieces of puns.
Querulous quails qualified quite quietly with quality quizzes.
Renegade ridiculous roosters readily rejected revealing robin's kisses....

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We laughed so long and so loud
Our only witnesses were the clouds
You jumped up and shouted, Yes!
That was you, at your best

We thought you had snagged a bass
It could have been a whale
That brim was so tiny
In unison, we all fell

Thinking back on that time
Finding this beautiful treasure trove
Good thing we caught four brims today
We can now fire up the stove



Adrienne L. Gresham...

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Always there but 
Never to touch
Fleeting like smoke
A shadow here
A wind brushes there
Slipping away like a dream
Memory snagged on imagery
Tearing loose, afloat, aloft
Like wispy clouds
Fragments of history
Memories of Dreams
Always there but never to touch
A shadow on the floor
A leaf dancing with the unknown
A sigh soft and alone
Always there never to touch
Fleeting like ghosts
In a storm...

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There was a young hare, with way too much hair.
His fur snagged a grate, a fact not so great.
But he couldn’t bear to shave himself bare,
so he’ll have to wait till he loses weight.
I do not know when pride ever did win.
Escape before then? His chances were thin.
The process, slow paced when firm stuck like paste;
held up by his waist, it seemed such a waste.
On what’s this stew based? Hare braised in a baste…
...

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