Short Nips Poems

first frost
nips tender plants
persimmons ripen...

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pale blue winter sky
welcome sunshine on my face
cold air nips my cheeks...

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Cat clings excitedly 
To four by four support post
Dog barks nips at heels...

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December's frost bites
nips nose and little toes
causing shakes and chills...

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bee pollinates blooms
hummingbird nips at nectar
     flurry of wee wings...

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Old Man Winter nips
at Spring’s heels the last of May
warming tomorrow

May 30, 2021...

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CAT'S MEal-OW--

cat-nips
ketchup
given
liven
dishes
wishes
cat fish
cat's wish
7/27/18
written  words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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11
Off the booze
But I slipped up 
Today had a 
Couple nips
And was on my way
Not giving up my date
Cuz to go got a long way
More one day
At a time...

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When my body begins to burgeon, 
I go to see my plastic surgeon. 
His magic tucks and nips 
will make me smaller hips;
but he just smiles and says, “Stop splurgin'.”...

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He spun the wheel,
no big deal there;
no real money.

In a short while.
that big smile of
poor Lyle vanished.

He pursed his lips,
Gripped his chips and
Took nips of gin....

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OH DEAR WINTER

Oh dear Winter, her haphazard flashes.
Like a sword fight with chameleon clashes.
The cold nips her nose.
The heat balls and throws.
A woman’s clime with famed sugar crashes.

3/13/2018...

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cold city streets
ice crystals joining hands
slap shots on pavement


winter’s whiskey
nips in a snow storm
staggering snow men


shovels at rest
tea cups warm winter’s hands
puddles on the floor

John G. Lawless
©2/7/2022...

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the snow falls heavy on wet grounds
it's sight brings sad eyes
to those who want spring
it's cold bitterness nips at every nose
and shudders those who find it blinding 
snow in Ohio is a bad four letter word
followed by rain and hail...

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The royal cat nips                                                                                                     from staring morning glories                                                                                      drunkenly pounces...

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Blast of winter
Chills the air.
Fresh air nips
As nostrils flare.

Shiver in cold,
Breathe in deep
As winters ice
Into bones, seep.

Stare towards
Lacey sky
As snowflakes fall
From on high.

Beautiful winter
Takes her hold,
Demanding awe
As we behold....

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i zip my jacket
while jack frost nips at my face
its a chilly night

sun getting warmer
filling with joy, my spirit
flowers all around

bumble bees buzzing
butterflies beating their wings
nature's full of life

leaves fall to the ground
floating down without a sound
cool winds are blowing...

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A lonely dock
Where memories are carved letter plus letter
Where hope lies in absence of written end
Where wind nips softly, devoid of ability to cut
Where a last first kiss is shared
Where I battle with belief and shiver with knowledge
Where it is and just is
A lonely dock

-s.grace
...

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   Part of me disappears
     without me knowing 
  Can’t reap a blessed thing
     no clue what I was sowing 

  North wind nips buds of yesterday
     icicles freeze every flower that sways
  The brain desires to work overtime
     while a haze swirls round 

   ~ ‘Tis not a victimless crime
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the leaves are crisp , 
   red and gold.
the air is fresh,
   it nips with cold.
Boots and jacket
   my formal wear
as I head out 
   to take the air.
the sun is shining,
   sky is blue.
there's not a thing
   I have to do.
Autumn days like this
   are rare
so I'll enjoy the day
  and the fresh air....

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The clouds have all turned red
And a distant chime rings out
Our words fall like stones to the ground

The blustery chill nips at our necks
Walking through our false ideals
Wondering what happens next

Carry us away to a better place someday
Let me remember the day we fell in love
Let me always feel this way...

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The air is thick and sweet
with the promise of spring rain,
and a slight breeze nips at a 
lock of my hair, 
coaxing it out of its neat bun.
The cool prickle of raindrops 
on my skin is familiar,
and I watch as the droplets
on my arm get caught in a maze
of hair follicles before slipping
off toward the ground
beneath me....

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Listen to poem:

Oh I do like a good curry
spicy and hot, 
with a lot of flavor,
fresh herbs and spices.
But I abhor your flattery
to fawn and curry favor
in vile ingratiation.
Such curry has a bitter flavour
and nips the bud of any favor sought.
It's a dish of foul curry and tainted rice,
topped with a sauce of greed and avarice....

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McDiver’s Creek


Autumn’s over.
Wheatcake odors flood the wood
front porch. Andrew Stock,
in mackinaw and overalls,
tamps first tobacco of the day
and estimates his morning.

In an open field beyond McDiver’s Creek
a colt, palomino apricot
and snow, nips grass between
great gallops and the shock of trees. 


Donal Mahoney...

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The insider, 
of a windowless room 
outreaches a gun.

A signature assault 
nips at your heels 
in revenge.

Mind in a rubber sac, 
in search of- 
a real country.

A balloon thought,
soars high, towards infinity, 
to snoop at the god.

You should have 
myriad tears, for the 
fallen,*Black Beauty from unknown.


Satish Verma...

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Wanted to lead the sleigh but had a major fear
If Santa called him on that night of nights...
He 'd have to confess, "I'm afraid of heights!"


Sure enough, fog came in on Christmas Eve
A summons from Santa he did receive
For courage he took a few little nips
Sadly, he remembers none of the trip..

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