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Nicky Clifford

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Net Curtains

net-curtains

Lawns mowed in rhythm,

cars washed in time,

children smile in tune.

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Posted on 25th September 2016Categories Other Great Stuff!Tags #NickyNovelist, amreading, amwriting, poem, poetry, reading, writingLeave a comment on Net Curtains

Spooky Spell!

scary-spell

A spider hanging from a thread;

it weaves its silken wonder web

to catch those juicy flies in flight –

eat them for dinner every night.

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Posted on 25th September 201625th September 2016Categories Mums and KidsTags #NickyNovelist, Halloween, iamreading, iamwriting, kids, mums, poem, poetry, pumpkins, spells, spiders, witchesLeave a comment on Spooky Spell!

Gasping for Breath

gasping-for-breath

When life swallows me whole

and I’m rushed off my feet;

when I come up for air

as I try to compete

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Posted on 21st September 2016Categories Other Great Stuff!Tags #NickyNovelist, busy, iamreading, iamwriting, peace, poem, poetryLeave a comment on Gasping for Breath

Child-Like Joy

Bubbles - Web

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Posted on 5th August 20165th August 2016Categories Other Great Stuff!Tags #NickyNovelist, author, poem, poet, poetry, reading, writingLeave a comment on Child-Like Joy

Hope

Dove Web Continue reading Hope

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Posted on 5th August 20165th August 2016Categories Other Great Stuff!Tags #NickyNovelist, amreading, amwriting, dove, hope, iamreading, iamwriting, love, poem, poet, poetry, reading, selfesteem, writingLeave a comment on Hope

Anxious Ants

Ants Web Continue reading Anxious Ants

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Posted on 30th July 2016Categories Mums and KidsTags #NickyNovelist, amwriting, ants, iamreading, iamwriting, kids, mums, poem, poet, poetry, reading, writingLeave a comment on Anxious Ants

BOGIES! (NOT for Parents…)

Bogies Web(NOT for Parents!) Continue reading BOGIES! (NOT for Parents…)

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Posted on 29th July 2016Categories Mums and KidsTags #NickyNovelist, amwriting, iamreading, iamwriting, kids, mums, poem, poetry, writingLeave a comment on BOGIES! (NOT for Parents…)

My Body’s Lie

Bodys Lie 2 Web

So intricately enmeshed

with my body’s curves.

Extra pounds shout: “UGLY!”

from protruding hips.

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Posted on 26th June 2016Categories Other Great Stuff!Tags #NickyNovelist, amreading, amwriting, bodyimage, diet, Freedom, iamreading, iamwriting, poem, poetry, reading, selfesteem, selflove, writingLeave a comment on My Body’s Lie

I went to the Zoo

penguinsI went to the zoo

and what did I do?

I smiled at a tiger –

well, why, wouldn’t you?

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Posted on 26th June 201626th June 2016Categories Mums and KidsTags #NickyNovelist, amreading, amwriting, animals, iamreading, iamwriting, kids, mum, parents, poem, poetry, reading, writing, zooLeave a comment on I went to the Zoo

This Pace

This PaceBusy, hectic, running –

time is catching up

fast.

So much to do.

So much to do.

I’m late

again.

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Posted on 22nd June 2016Categories Work Work Work!Tags #NickyNovelist, amreading, amwriting, busy, calm, hectic, iamreading, iamwriting, modernlife, peace, poem, poetry, reading, rushing, writingLeave a comment on This Pace

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