Mother Goose

Posted on May 20, 2023 by crispina kemp

17th May 2023

Look Over There! one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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Professor Papaver

Posted on May 20, 2023 by crispina kemp

28th May 2022

Professor Papaver said, “In general
The seeds of annuals are plentiful.”
We agreed, in principle
It is a theory observable
Actual and factual
Not simply conjectural.
Objections, though, were several,
This, his latest paper
The seeds of plants classified as ephemeral
being seminal

43 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Ephemeral

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Ode to Hope

Posted on May 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

Once in a while inspiration tells me to write a poem. Here’s this year’s. It could apply to many things in this life. How about advertising?

 

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CCC236: Aced

Posted on May 18, 2023 by crispina kemp

She had travelled much
She had travelled far
Had seen many trees
Had collected their seeds
But for her, this Acer aced them all
Back home she sowed its seed
Tended it, nurtured it
Yet barely grown to a sapling
When disease deceased her
Her kin planted the Acer
Beside her
For all time Aced

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #236

Posted on May 17, 2023 by crispina kemp

Here’s how it works:

Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE

Here are some suggestions:

  • An answering photo
  • A cartoon
  • A joke
  • A caption
  • An anecdote
  • A short story (flash fiction)
  • A poem
  • A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
  • An essay
  • A song—the lyrics or the performance

You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:

  • Your creative offering is indeed yours
  • Your writing is kept to 150 words or less

If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory) by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

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Tuesday Treats: More of Those Little Things

Posted on May 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

Flowers from our walk 19th April 2023. Enjoy

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Cherries, of course…and Ransoms (wild garlic)

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Columbine… though possibly a garden escapee

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And presenting the prettiest picture: Bluebells, Celandines and Wood Anemones

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Broom, this was unexpected [Cytisus]

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And…

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If they’re fine-stemmed…

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If they’ve drooping heads…

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If the bells are narrow and tend towards purply-blue…

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We can be sure these are our native flowers.

That’s all for now folks. Hope you enjoyed.

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Guest Post on Tony Riches Blog

Posted on May 15, 2023 by crispina kemp

Don’t you just love it when a fellow writer invites you to write a post for their blog. This is what Historical Fiction writer Tony Riches did when he discovered I was about to launch a new book.

And so I happily tapped the keys and emailed him the result. And here it is…

Tony Riches books are set in the Tudor court. Thoroughly researched, excellently written; Tony has a growing following. I recommend! Find his books here

 

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Sunday Picture Post: Back Home Part 2

Posted on May 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

Picking up where we left off last Sunday, in our walk of 19th April.

We take a long cut, just so we can walk beside the river…

19th April 2023

We discuss whether this is Old Man or Old Mother Willow. All I know is this tree was old when I was young

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Two bridges create a slight illusion. My grandpa helped to build the older bridge (the one with the arches)

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We circle around to approach Greenhills Wood…because our bus stop lies on the other side. Logic, hey!

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It is a hill, but it’s not high (this is Norfolk)

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When we moved from this village in 1983 there was a pine plantation on this hilltop. Not no more!

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There is a greening where once was deep pine-shadowed dark

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And here are bluebells… of course

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But as yet we’re too early for the wide swathes of bluebells that carpet this woodland. Never mind. We have somewhere else in mind for our next walk.

Hope you enjoyed!

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On This Point I’m Resolute

Posted on May 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

Image: Open Clip-Art Vectors on Pixabay

As a statement that is absurd
The hugest crap I’ve ever heard
Might as well say you’ve proven
That elephants live in trees
Or that if you don’t move then
Moss will grow on your knees
Why not say that people undecided
Literally sit on the fence
No, my friend, don’t feel chided
Just saying it makes as much sense
Don’t be deceived
I am not peeved
Just on this point I’m ever resolute
The truth can never be absolute

80 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Absolute

 

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In This Churchyard

Posted on May 13, 2023 by crispina kemp

5th May 2023

What I Read, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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