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won’t beat cars

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  Race

  What is wrong with men?

  They always want to compete

  To win the best prize

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  Marathon

  It’s not for the weak

  You can’t run it in a week

  As I hear the crowds

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  Television

  It comes in colour

  It’s no longer black and white

  The picture in front

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  Internet

  Technology reigns

  Emails are now the new phase

  Connecting us all

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  Mobile Phone

  Communicating

  It is a device we need

  When we’re on the go

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  MP3

  Don’t you just love it?

  Having music in your ears

  Taking away fears

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  Store

  We often use it

  Without it we would be lost

  Passing the time by

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  It is made in France

  Out of both red and white grapes

  Then it’s bottled too

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  Beer

  It is cheap to buy

  It is only made from hops

  It has a nice taste

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  Monkey

  Swinging from the trees

  Longing to be back at home

  Always with a smile

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  Birthday

  We celebrate it

  Why do we do that? You ask

  So we can have fun

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  Venus

  Is it a goddess?

  One that looks down on us all

  Resembles the moon

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  Mars

  It is red like fire

  With an orangey glow too

  And it shows anger

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  Earth

  It is our planet

  Water and land surround it

  Life is all around

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  Walk

  A means of transport

  It can be a sort of sport

  Strolling on two legs

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  Winter

  It is cold at night

  The snow and ice are resting

  Like fluffy layers

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  Orange

  Its round like a ball

  It comes in different sizes

  And is a drink too

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  War

  A bloody battle

  People dying every where

  That occurs world wide

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  Witch

  Hocus pocus bang

  The spell that she does create

  On the ones she hates

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  Ghost

  A floating figure

  Watching always down on you

  Trying not to scare

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  Glass

  Clear and reflective

  Object that we really need

  When we are thirsty

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  Submarine

  It is long and wide

  A vessel under the seas

  Always out of sight

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  Moon

  The silvery night sky

  Reflecting down on the earth

  As we look at it

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  Sausages

  Sizzle, sizzle bang

  Is the sound they often make?

  Sizzling in a pan

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  Sailor

  They sail with the ship

  Steering through the oceans storms

  Keeping it afloat

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  Soldier

  Their country is proud

  Into the battle they go forth

  With guns and machines

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  Mad

  You may not think it

  But other people see it

  Crazy it may seem

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  Clown

  A white shinny face

  He is the children’s favourite

  Wearing a red nose

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  King

  You may often ask

  Why is that man wearing that?

  A crown on his head

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  Daisy

  It is beautiful

  The little flower below

  Growing in the grass

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  Lilies

  It’s white and pretty

  Every woman adores them

  The succulent smell

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  Sheep

  They are white and black

  Often wears a woolly coat

  In the farmers field

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  Beach

  Looking out to sea

  How I long to sit on it

  The white golden sand

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  Window

  Can you look through it?

  The glass that reflects outside

  Showing people things

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  Door

  Why won’t it open?

  I must try to get inside

  Forcing it open

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  Teacher

  It’s so important

  Their job is to educate

  A class full of kids

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  Secretary

  Tapping and clicking

  The machine that is in front

  Typing up letters

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  Hot Air Balloon

  It is big and round

  Floating high above the ground

  Never makes a sound

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  Gloves

  They protect our hands

  From all sorts of dirty jobs

  That we often find

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  One Hundred

  You often count it

  The number that comes in threes

  Figures that matter

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  About the Author

  Kristina Howells is a published author and poet. She currently lives in Calais in France, and is a British expat. Whilst she isn’t writing she is working as an English teacher. She has written and published non-fiction and fiction works.

  Her works include:

  A Hatter goes Mad (Book castle 1997)

  Te Deum (Minerva Press 1999)

  Lettre Fatale (Paragon Press 2001)

  Uno Voce (Vista House Ltd 2002)

  Making sense of the Genesis Flood (Lulu 2007)

  Making sense of the Life of Christ (Lulu 2007)

  Law and Gospel (Lulu 2007)

  Calais (Lulu 2009)

  Les Délices de Calais (Lulu 2010)

  Poetry in individual collections since 2000

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