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My Alien Friend

Look in to the sky above
When the night is clear
You will see something special
That is flying in the air

It looks like a space ship
Or could it truly be
An alien from outer space
That wants to come meet me

When I was a little girl
It did happen to me
An alien landed on my roof
So I went up to see

He talked a funny language
And looked a bit silly too
But I could tell he was a friend
And a friend good and true

He took me into outer space
So we could see a star
It was his home planet
We had flown quite far

There we could fly
And I had magic powers
I flew around the countryside
And played there for hours


Then it was time to go
Although this place was great
My mum and dad would worry
As it was getting late

He flew me to my bedroom
And said a long goodbye
I promised I would not be sad
But couldn’t help but cry

He said you can always see me
Just look into the sky
So this is not forever
So please don’t say goodbye

Its then that I awoke
Had it been a dream?
Was everything all imagined?
And not what I had seen?

And then I looked into the sky
And saw a streak of light
And a space ship in the distance
Fly off into the night

And behind a dim smoke trail
I could just make out what it had to say
“Don’t miss me just look up in the sky
I’m never far away”

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Creepy House

On my street I lie in wait
I see the house that’s yet to wake
It dark and gloomy full of sounds
Like wind and rain and howling hounds

Squeaky swaying in the breeze
Creaking, croaking of nearby trees
But a boy am I too curious
I must enter and see the house

I enter in the light is still
Just seeping from the window sill
Then in it comes and startles me
A sound that is just so ghostly

I run but see a shadow grey
Stunned but cannot look away
I close my eyes and shield my head
Certain that I will be dead

Then I feel a gentle paw
It’s soft and creaking on the floor
I open my eyes and there I see
A cat sits there in front of me

I laugh and think what of me
How silly could I really be?
I walk as gently as a mouse
And step out of that old, old house

I see the cat and wave goodbye
The cat just looks into my eye
If I had stayed little while
I would have seen that old cat smile

And turn into a ghost of night
That would have caused me quite a fright
And then dark as night it disappeared
A room once filled now is clear.

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The Goat and Me

In a field I saw a goat
Eating grass that day
I felt so sorry for him
And thought he’d like to play

And here I thought he was
So sad to be that way
I thought he needed attention
So I planned to see him that day

But what a fool was I you see
I really didn’t click
Why would he be all alone?
In a field so green and thick

So I squeezed through the fence
And straight into the grass
He didn’t seem to flinch
Or look as I walked past

But then I saw his eye
And saw his chewing cease
He didn’t look so happy
And lost that look of peace

There I was standing
In this field alone
A goat looking angry
And me so far from home

So I started running
And there began the chase
Through the field of flowers
Running with no grace

Stumbling and stamping
While he kicked behind
Scared that I would be beat up
And I would not be fine

And so I jumped the fence
And got safely out
While he chewed my jumper
He had in his mouth

And looking at that goat now
I can clearly see
Why there was a fence
Between him and me

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My Friendly Ghost

While sleeping in my bed one night
I sensed a hint of gloom
A shadow lurking far beneath
And reeking now of doom

I stood upon my sheets so straight
As scratching could be heard
A voice that didn’t sound like me
Was really quite absurd

Howling was the wind so loud
And creaking were the branches
The shadows below my window face
Taunting eerie glances

And then I saw the beast arise
Just past my end bed post
It snarled and raised its head up high
A howled just like a ghost

It jumped at me and so I screamed
So mum ran and turned on the light
I pulled the covers from my head
To see what was the fright

The shadow was much smaller now
And sounded like a cat
Of course it was my whiskers
How was I scared of that?


I curled in bed and off went the light
And cuddled my old cat
No more nonsense sounds were heard
That was the end of that.

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My Cat and My Fish

My cat and fish don’t get along
I think it is more my fish
For my cat will sit by the fish bowl
While holding out his dish

He puts his paw in the water
And tries to give them five
Though I don’t know why he spreads his claws
He must not realize

He watches them with interest
And crouches down quite low
He must like to watch them swim
And greet them from below

He balances on the tank top
Like he is putting on a show
The fish must really love it
As they all watch from below

But one day I came home
And my fish were all gone
I’m not sure if they took a trip
Or went away from home

And there sat in the corner
My cat looked quite sick
I thought I better take him to the vet
And better make it quick

And there they took an x-ray
And to my surprise
My fish were swimming in his belly
And they were still alive

My cat looked at me
How could I be mad?
He really looked quite in pain
And how so awfully sad

My cat and fish don’t get along
I don’t think it’s wrong
For one that eats another
Is not a friend for long

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The Lady Bug and the Bear

In a forest far away
Sitting on a tree
Was a little lady bug
Eating happily

Until a bear came along
And sat on this tree
He flicked the lady bug away
As easily as can be

The lady bug was angry
And went up to the bear
And said “why did you flick me off
All the way over there?"

The bear looked and laughed at him
And said “I didn’t see
You bugs are much too small
And don’t matter to me”

The lady bug was hurt
And said to the bear
“I may be small but I matter
And you should really care”

The bear just ignored him
And kept on eating seeds
He filled his belly full up
And started on the trees


But halfway through eating
The bear cried in vain
You see he had a seed lodged
Which caused him so much pain

He asked the other bears
To help get the seed
But their paws were much too big
Something small they would need

The bear remembered the lady bug
And he was quite small
So he asked him to get that seed
Out of his aching jaw

The bear turned to the lady bug
And said “please help me through
This seed is much to painful
And I need help from you”

The lady bug felt sorry
For the big old bear
So went inside his mouth
And released the seed from there

The bear was quite thankful
And said to the lady bug
“Thanks for helping me”
And gave him a bear hug

Now they all lived in harmony
The shared the food around
And the lady bug was kept safe
Above and on the ground

So you see although some are big
And some are also small
It’s not the size that matters
It that heart within us all

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The Fox and the Rooster

In a pen of grass and hay
Lived a rooster day to day
Living with his hens and feed
Boasting of his will and greed

The world is not a scary place
Ill go there and I’ll have a taste
And there a fox heard his plight
And said come to my house tonight

Ill show you what the world is like
Come over the walls to mine tonight
The Rooster agreed unknowingly
Not realizing dangerously

And so he climbed over the gate
He did not slow or hesitate
To which he thought was so much fun
But he knew not much of what to come

In the cave the fox did wait
Awaiting for the Roosters fate
Boiling water in a pot
This Rooster did not stand a lot

He walked into the darkened cave
He felt so cold and now afraid
The fox jumped out and grabbed his tail
The rooster screamed to no avail

And then a spot of luck arose
And got that rooster on his toes
His tail feathers came undone
And gave him freedom now to run

He ran across the countryside
Into his pen where he could hide
And never did he boast again
Not to the farm or to the hens

And anytime he got to proud
All the hens in the crowd
Point to his tail bare and still
Where no feathers grow an never will

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I Won'T Clean Up My Room!

I won’t clean up my room
No matter how you try
To bribe me with all sorts of things
I know it’s just a lie

Don’t think that I will pick up
That sock that’s on the floor
If you don’t want to see it
I’ll simply close the door

You’re bossy and demanding
You act like such a mum
You act like you’re the adult
Well I say you’re not much fun

Don’t think I’ll do my washing
How can you think I could?
I don’t know where to start with that
I don’t see why I should

My clothes don’t need to be folded
Just put them on the floor
I’ll find them in the room somewhere
Don’t put them in the drawer

You tell me that I am spoiled
Well you made me that way
I’ve had a lot of practice
Being who I am today

And when you say I’m childish
What do you expect of me
How can you expect me to be grown up
When I am only 33!

-Nadine Hof,  1 March 2007-

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Why Do We Need Laces?

Why do we need laces?
To tie up our shoes
Why make is so difficult?
To tie that annoying thread through

Mum makes me wear lace ups
I don’t know why she tries
For tying is the thing I hate
And have come to despise

I see my friends with sandals
Or thongs to walk around
Why mum makes me wear sneakers
Is really quite profound

I try to tie the laces
But end up in a fit
For I tie the wrong ones together
And that just makes me trip

And so I keep on trying
To make those laces stay
In a pretty bow upon my shoes
So I can run and play

And when I thought I lost all hope
My mother sat me down
She handed me a present
In a box big and brown

I opened and there they were
Pink and glowing bright
A new pair of sneakers
And oh to my delight

No laces could be found
But velcro to strip them tight
No more fighting with my laces
To do my shoes up right

So now I love my shoes
I wear them everyday
And though one day I might get lace ups
Right now its velcro all the way!


Nadine Hof 23 February 2007

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Rex the Pound Puppy

Rex was a pound dog
There he sat all caged
A small and tiny puppy
Waiting to be saved

He sat in his cage at night
Looking for a friend
A person he could lay with
A family to defend

Then one early morning
Rex awoke to see
A little girl outside his cage
Starling interestingly

Daddy she said, pointing
Can I have that dog?
Why not go for something small
He said, like a mouse or frog?

She gently stood at the cage
And whispered in his ear
”I will come back for you
I will not leave you here”

So they left the pound
And Rex felt quite sad
He thought he found a friend
For a second he was glad


So the next day he lay there
In his cage alone
He waited for that little girl
To come and take him home.

But she never came
So Rex gave up hope
He knew this is where he would stay
He knew he had to cope

He lived there ten long years
In the pound he called home
But one day would change his life
He would no longer be alone

A girl walked into the pound
And pointed at his face
She said I want to take him home
Straight back to my place

The girl was a familiar
And though Rex wasn’t sure
He thought that he had seen her
Another time before

Rex remembered those eyes
The girl from long ago
She remembered him from all those years
And still had not let go

She took him in the car
And said “I did come back”
“I’m sorry that it took so long
Forgive me please for that”

Rex was overcome with joy
And though he’d waited long
He finally found the family
That he wanted all along