.
thuh snap
thuh crackle 'tweren't
thuh pop'd
thuh cereal advert
'twere
mine neighbor
sexy
naked amber chef'en'it
wit'er
fingerz mawz
in'er
giggling
"have
anymore crispy's
rice
edvard"
')
shhnap
. snake held
. by its tail
. pinched between
. fingers of arm extended
. whips around fangs uncoiled
. striking here biting again
. scything in circles lunging here and there
. flailing like a yellow pac-man gulping at air
. chasing the hand
. that taught it
. to circle
. lying at
. the core
. of the maze
. hungry
. for
. more
O, Death! I curse you,
For you are impolite,
You don't knock before you get in.
Death, where is your pity?
Yesterday, you took my sister;
Today, you snatch my brother;
And tomorrow, you will take me.
Death, how like Samson you are!
Snip-snap, you've taken a zygote;
Snip-snap, you've eaten half-mature flesh;
Snip-snap, you've devoured an adult flesh;
Snip-snap, an old flesh is gone.
Have pity on this little child!
walking on ice lake begins to speak
I have gone wooing
Altruism's cycle goes round
Amalgam the temple of sweet cunny moments plying
And the flattering of been crowned
I'v come to surrender
I know distance is key
I know how arid motility alter
Whence the glee desire seeming flee
One might think
you're the apple of my eye
make it icing on the cake
or better yet cherry on the pie
but all that stuff is not enough
for there's more at play
which I'll describe in detail now
and believe you me when I say
you're the prize in my cracker
for all you are and all you do
not only that you're the paper hat
give life a snap and you're the riddle too
drowning ship flotsam
jetsam high cost of living =
leaden Thanksgiving
|
=O=
|
( ~
( | ~ ~
_____( | _______
~~~ \0_0__0___0__/~~~~
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Just two more hours till the Royal Ball
Alas, this zit wouldn't fade at all
Since no ointment would ease
I just gave it a squeeze
It crackled, then it spackled the wall
I knew soon that company would call
But how to hide that goop on the wall
Left no clues with my clothes
Wiped the ooze from my nose
Looks like I'll make the Ball after all
brave ant marches forward
dog does not notice
wait
a flying thing
dog jumps up
tries to snap it in his mouth
snap snap snap
he might be sorry If he captures this bee
With life’s motif mélange
time wheel turns in last lap.
Dreams’ scenic spectrum shifts,
spins captured in mind’s trap,
framed as timeless trance in
kaleidoscopic snap.
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Contest : Some Kind Of Kaleidoscopic
Sponsored by : Nette Onclaud
Date : July 14, 2025
I'm not like you
you're not like me
on that
you and I
we can agree
but
strange to say
and there's no mystique
Snap!
we're really all the same
in that...
we are all unique
suddenly i felt
a burst of warmth
as if liberated
i had the wings to fly
entwined as one
in perfect harmony
together in synchronicity
with the universe
AP: 3rd place 2026, Honorable Mention 2026, Honorable Mention 2025
Dry logs redden and snap;
The fire is soon impressive.
The wolf moon takes better shape
As night begins to settle in.
I watch the conflagration spike;
A spark flies off, then others
Like the universe had coaxed them
To become one of the stars.
cold snap
door closes off the warmth
bundled in layers
door opens, Winter coat comes off
the warmth and savior, of church
It’s not for lack of intelligence
My inhibitor is on the fritz
A frontal lobe phenomena
I’m prone to gaffes and fits
My amygdalae are loaded
A hair trigger set to snap
Sometimes words escape me
Like rats outsmarting a trap
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