A collection of 56 poems, written in various styles. The majority are free verse.I have four other poetry books:'Kaleidoscope' - 119 poems, written until 2010;'Life's Rhythms' - 316 haiku, in the traditional pattern of three lines with 5-7-5 syllables, written from 2011-12;'Mind-spinning Rainbows' - 150 poems, written from 2013-15; and'A Poem a Day' - 446 poems, written from 2020-2021.RAINShe sits and dreams of making rainin the dark, shadows dancing mimiccolours of the aghast,sights and sounds, murmursstill breathingwatch over the edgeof everything.The glass splinters into a million shapes,cast in myriad lightsbright and sparkling, dancingin the spring sun.Here she dreams of making rain.It tears and crashes,washing away the shards of glass,splattering the colours rentwith droplets of ice-cold nothing.Cuts and caresses,spikes of grass peeking through,clouds gatheringdust.Vickie Johnstone, all rights reserved Vickie Johnstone lives in the UK. She has a thing about fluffy cats and also loves reading, writing, films, the sea, art, nature, white chocolate and travelling. Vickie has self-published 23 books since 2011.- Books published in 2011:Kaleidoscope (March) - 119 poems, divided by chapter themes;Travelling Light - a free book of 44 poems;Kiwi in Cat City - the first in a series about a magical cat and her human pals (April);Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June);Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October).The Kiwi books have illustrations by Nikki McBroom.- Books published in 2012:Day of the Living Pizza - a comedy horror for ages 10 up (May);Life's Rhythms - 316 haiku (June);3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with a dog as the hero (June);Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August);Day of the Pesky Shadow (October);Kiwi in the Realm of Ra (November); andKiwi's Christmas Tail (December).- Books published in 2013:The Sea Inside - a fantasy adventure (May); andI Dream of Zombies - a horror set in London in 2013 with a heroine (October).- Books published in 2014:Haven (I Dream of Zombies, 2) (May).- Books published in 2015:Mind-spinning Rainbows - 45 haiku and 109 poems (April).- Books published in 2021:A Poem a Day - 446 poems (July).- Books published in 2023:Tirips Shade - Ghost Detective (April).Ink - poetry (May)Woman - poetry (May)- Books published in 2024:Between the Sky and the Sea - poetry (February)Murals (March)Colouring the Edges (March)Links:Blog: @vickiejohnstoneWebsite: K reading and writing :)

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