Tick Tock

Posted on February 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay

Hearing the clock
The slow tick-tock
The minute-by-minute
Move of the hands
Inexorable, the slip of the sands
Countdown to tragedy
Oh woe, alas, what’s to become of me
A noose awaits me on the morrow
A noose that will end all my sorrow
Tick tock
My world you rocked
Tick tock
When my earnest offer you mocked
Tick tock
All future happiness blocked
With your one word
Marry?
You?
Don’t be absurd
Raised to bliss
Just for this
Plummet into a dark abyss
Never more light
This hour hand
Marks the final midnight

94 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Midnight

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CCC224: Lost Without Bells

Posted on February 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

They’ve taken away my bells.
But who to point my finger at
Who to cast into ten depths of hell?
And tell me
How’s my beloved Esmeralda to seduce with her dancing
Without the bells I used to ring?

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #224

Posted on February 22, 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: A Winter Water-Meadow

Posted on February 21, 2023 by crispina kemp

30th January, the second part of our walk takes us out of town and into a fenland landscape, a place that’s probably best in early summer. But at least we have the sun!

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The colour of alder…

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Hazel catkins…

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We think of winter as being colourless…these trees prove otherwise!

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Water and grass together always adds colour

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And we finish with a plant that has year-round interest

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That’s all for now folks. And where will I take you next week? We’ll see…

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Sunday Picture Post: In the Heart of Norfolk

Posted on February 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

30th January, cold but sunny, and while the bus into Norwich is its usual rattle and roll, the bus that takes us into the ‘heart of Norfolk’ is almost luxurious. Such comfort. Oh, but we notice the cold when we get off at Dereham.

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A small market town, it has a ‘countrified’ air, especially around its church…the ancient heart of the town

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The church, with a dedication to St Nicholas, has a separate bell tower. Why? Because the original tower wasn’t suitable to support the bells.

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While the church is dedicated to St Nicholas, it’s possible its original foundation was part of the abbey founded by Saint Withburga, daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia (d.654 in Battle of Blythburgh). The spring is named for her…St Withburga’s Well

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Saint Withburga, celebrated at Dereham

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One needs no religious affiliations to enjoy church architecture and decor, and inside this church is quite delightful with many of the original features still intact

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This week’s walk was a little different. But this is only the first part of it. A path that runs beside the church takes us down to the water meadows. See Tuesday Treats.

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Heart of Oak

Posted on February 18, 2023 by crispina kemp

13th February 2023 

Perhaps the shape of this window into the heart of the oak isn’t immediately obvious, but see below

Hearts, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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Sixth Out From The Sun

Posted on February 18, 2023 by crispina kemp

Image by Teo Viedma on Pixabay

Jo deemed it utterly unfair. It wasn’t his fault if he came across as cold, remote, unfriendly. It was down to his birth order and he’d had no control over that. Three older sisters, and two brothers, the sixth child born, he was bound to be Saturnine.

47 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Saturnine

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CCC223: No Goblins Today

Posted on February 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

Spindle-Legs called to Nimble-Fingers, “Come on, let’s hurry it. The swings are free, the goblins aren’t here today!”

The two play-friends had just hitched themselves onto the high swings and were working them into an exhilarating arc, whooping and laughing when…

Strutting out from the surrounding bushes, a red-wattled goblin demanded in no uncertain terms, “Off!”

Spindle-Legs and Nimble-Fingers scrambled to find their feet, but too late…the goblins surrounded them, pecking them, drawing blood and pain both.

Away from the barn now busy with goblins, Spindle-Legs sighed, “Once… just once.”

“But Spindle-Legs,” Nimble-Fingers groaned, “I think this was our once.”

And it was true, for at least they got to play a short while before the fat feathered goblins bullied in.

 

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #223

Posted on February 15, 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: Beached Boats

Posted on February 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

Cromer is a town built on fishing. But it hasn’t a harbour; it has a sharply shelving beach. The fishing boats were in, their hauls being cleaned and sorted. And you know I love boats and tractors…

Tractors are used to haul the boats up that stony beach

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

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