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Category: Poetry

‘The editing blues’ – a poem

22/02/2022 nsford 5 Comments

Skim the sentences unhappily Hammering the backspace key Can’t decide which words to choose … I’ve got the editing blues.…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: poetry, writing

No Buttons On My Cardigan – a poem

18/11/2021 nsford 11 Comments

Can somebody listen, please? My cardi’s flapping in the breeze. The fabric’s cosy, the length is long, But without buttons…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: humour, poetry, trends, writing

‘No Such Thing as a Free Donut’ – a poem

26/03/2021 nsford 20 Comments

Check me out, I’m living the dream! I got free donuts from Krispy Kreme. All I had to do was…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: poetry, writing

Let’s go read a book: a poem

30/01/2021 nsford 11 Comments

Weather’s bad, the news is bleak, It’s been a bloody awful week, So fed up you can barely speak… Let’s…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: poetry, writing

Risk: a poem

18/12/2020 nsford 7 Comments

I want to play a game of Buckaroo, But the government says it’s a bad thing to do. I want…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: Christmas, poetry, random

Dystopia 2020: a poem

28/10/2020 nsford 17 Comments

  We’re living in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. What is Truth? We can’t be sure. Censorship, fake news, watched all the…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: humans, poetry, writing

Cookies: a poem-recipe

13/10/2020 nsford 21 Comments

If you’re craving something sweet, These vegan cookies are nice to eat. Easy, cheap and quick to make, They are…

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Posted in: Poetry, Random Filed under: poetry, recipes

A-Z of my blog!

28/05/2020 nsford 19 Comments

I thought it would be fun to do an A-Z of my blog (too much time on my hands?) so…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Film & TV, Music, Poetry, Random, Reading, Theatre, Writing Filed under: blogging, books, films, humans, music, poetry, reading, resources, reviews, TV, writers, writing

Lockdown: a poem

17/04/2020 nsford 9 Comments

Invisible enemy, Invading the world, Stealing breath, Snatching lives. Your empire will fall. Your soldiers will retreat.   Grieving, hoping,…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: poetry, writing

My 300th blog post!

20/02/2020 nsford 23 Comments

I can hardly believe I’ve written 300 blog posts already! I thought I would mark the occasion by telling you…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Poetry, Random, Reading, Theatre, Writing Filed under: blogging, reading, writing

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