Short Nipped Poems

stiff flower petals 
frost frozen them in time 
magical sparkle...

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Dan, Dan, was a popular man
had a plaid for his homeland clan
	his kilt it slipped
	cold breeze it nipped
less popular now than he began...

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A lady named Patricia McDuckett
Had a body shaped like a bucket.
She tried many creams
To cover her seams
But finally nipped and tucked it....

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Bud nipped
                                                        never bloomed
                                        dew drops cascaded frustrated....

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His red eyes stared into mine.
His claws raked across my neck.
His fangs nipped at my cheek.

And all I asked what he is to me? 

He replied " I am nothing, nothing but your worse nightmare."...

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Today I met a mosquito
It wasn’t very fun
She bit me here, she nipped me there
(she even bit my bum)
But I had the last laugh...
I squashed her with my thumb!

1st November 2015...

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Scorpion

In the piles of wood, 
a lizard was nipped by the
tail with a stinger.

Eagle

A pair of wide wings
flapping in the air swooped down
upon a serpent.

Alligator

Fangs in the river
quietly waits for a prey, 
attacking the duck....

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With your sudden guise
giving Shirley poppies seeds away
To Welford for the snowdrops
in mid February
a hushed garden
with done, knuckled buddleia
rose hips nipped
no surplus food for the birds
Spring like weather
down the South
no snow to contend


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not happening 
not going down 
this is getting nipped in the bud
cutting it off at the root
not being allowed to grow
placing poison on this
invading weed 
kill it before it has 
a chance to even 
start to grow
dropping a brick 
down upon its leaves 
suffocating it were it stands...

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THE VISIT

Mellowed rose buds
In sweet morning dew
Stand glazed in amber dawn
Slightly yawning;

Basking in the warm sunshine
Green lizards mock 
Smiling blades of grass;

Across the parkway
A swollen grave reflected
Another child nipped
In the bud of hope:

We wept the visit....

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Two storied teams
Creme-de-la-creme
  Yet one has to lose
  To sing the blues
Tear-stained its dreams



______________________
University of North Carolina
nipped Duke University in a 
game for the ages tonight,
81-77, and goes on to play
Kansas for the national
championship Monday night....

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Nipped the brush, picked the paint, let the canvas fill
Oh my crush, like a saint, keep your head still
Let me first, draw the sketch, what a cute face!
Body next, let me fetch, lovely gaze and grace
Lines are made, streaks of color, your portrait is good
Bit of shade, made it duller, a monkey in woods....

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Saffron wore the brave
for freedom they craved 
wrote history with their blood
we give salute
they faced the brute
our lives are not nipped in bud

non-violent way
freedom knocks one day
need to revere sincerely 
wow to commit lives
let the nation thrive
price in past borne so dearly

Date: 3.9.2014...

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on a tropical Isle
    sunshine and sand with cool waters aquamarine
    makes me smile

    while in the sea
    a crustacean that was unseen
    nipped me

    no slouch
    I fled the scene
    ouch

    on a tropical Isle
    a crustacean that was unseen
    ouch

    Sponsor Mohan Chutani.

    1 / 27 / 2021.
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June is only but a dream away
As the ice upon the shingles stay
Chamomile tea in the winter snow
Keeps the frozen from my soul
For tonight is the night we find Jack
Rain nor snow shall hold us back
Over the icy hills we sleigh with speed
Searching for Jack where ever he be
Till no nose is nipped this Christmas Eve


12/03/15...

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Wings not broken
But ‘socially’ clipped
Blooming desires
Well and truly nipped
What remains?
Sheer flights of fancy
Dreams unlimited
Very removed
From reality
Want to preserve
Your energy
For that
One final burst
The open sky
Tempting enough
Giving you
That false confidence
‘I must’
You take off
Hit the blue roof
Tumble down
Roll over,
Gasp and die....

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FIVE SEASONAL HAIKU

frozen is the moon
every star an icy tear
odd sort of beauty

frost nipped the pumpkin
charmed us all but never left
strange jack-o-lantern

hear their forlorn howl
misting muzzles raised on high
cruel winter’s heralds

sitting by the hearth
old dog asleep and dreaming
hot wood fire crackling

mantel clock    tick tock
two mice in breadbox eating
i without a care...

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Mysteries abound
riddles and conspiracies
bound around
like cat nipped kittens.
What to consider, what to investigate,
unravel and expose?
Some flounder in the maze and mire
of partial uncertainties.
The clear of eye
believe in nothing they see
or are told
for all is not as it seems;
even so,
18-wheelers may yet occasionally
run us over
with their 40 tons of teachable truth....

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a care
FIVE WINTER HAIKU

frozen is the moon
every star an icy tear
odd sort of beauty

frost nipped the pumpkin
charmed us all but never left
strange jack-o-lantern

hear their forlorn howl
misting muzzles raised on high
cruel winter’s heralds

sitting by the hearth
old dog asleep and dreaming
hot woodfire crackling

mantel clock    tick tock
two mice in breadbox eating
i without a care...

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Womb with girls
Is looked down upon
Why slaughter her in bed?

Fresh blooms nipped
Raped and molested
Have they committed crimes?

Education
Is the right of boys
Isn't it her right, too?

Patriarchs plan
Girls are wedded off
Can't girls take decisions?

From birth to death
Girls at men's mercy
Are they forever doomed?


THIRD

October 21, 2015
Contest: Questionku Two
Sponsor: Richard Lamoureux...

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Colorful autumn leaves piling,
scarves wrapped and jackets are zipped
Pumpkins with faces are smiling,
noses and cheeks rosy nipped

Cinnamon spice on the breezes,
fireplace embers aglow
Taking a walk ‘fore it freezes,
hoping and wishing for snow

Feeling the chill of the season,
here on our day filled with fun
Not even needing a reason,
out in the October sun

Written for the: October Sun Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier...

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Baby stars twinkle and prance
across a cold dark sky,
on glorious incandescence, half-past 
a freezing galaxy.
While ice crystals sparkle in the biting, 
nipped winds-- comes in a dash--
the northern lights exploding along
evening's ebony canvas;
but beams hide their sheen
with vivid colors escaping behind
nebula's rims, disappointing my thrill
on the cold winter night!



Dancing with Description, Casarah Nance
-Disappointment-
5 Nov 2015...

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Good morning gorgeous, how’s you today.
Nipped out for a bite yesterday which reminded me
Why I fancy the pants off you.
The starter was light just a kiss and cuddle.
Main course was a lovely rump, cheeky, served rare
Sweet, you are my delicious delight, so warm, sticky and gooey such a lovely treat.
Now if your heart isn’t the way to finding my love
Then your dumplings and muffin will fill me up with lust.
After all isn’t the way to a man’s heart through is stomach....

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W inter's almost here now the apples are falling down
I n homage have the Winesap's dropped to hoary ground.
N ature nurtures honeybees with each fallen peach.
D eacons rise up home bound spirits with each sermons preached.
F rost has come and nipped the nose, given a rosy cheek
a mong the children in the rye fields, playing hide and seek.
L aughter often lingers with the pumpkins in the fields   
L overs toss in high hay mounds, with thoughts of springtime yields.



Date 9/5/12...

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Skype tells me it’s your birthday, Polly Ross,
a disembodied message from the ether
that nipped me like a redback.  “Southern Cross” –
remember that?  So, hurl it in my teeth, or
delete me, tweet me, blank me, come across –
do what you will, I’m living with the loss.
You probably no longer give a toss.
If only I’d a cooler glamour-gloss,
could be more Aussie actor (Meller?  Heather?)
you’d see the gold, and set aside the dross.
I miss you, need you.  There.  But you’re the boss …...

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