Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

Crazy Old Lady

Posted on March 7, 2026 by crispina kemp

It’s not easy when everyone knows She’s a careless, carpe diem, madcap lady Who says, yay, this is the way Despite the map says it’s not Then gets herself stuck In a nettle-filled rut Who leaps, then looks And tumbles … Continue reading →

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CCC075: Reflections

Posted on February 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

I stand Looking Staring Not idly gazing At the barbs beneath the surface Set there by man? By fishes? Or are they kelpie or mermaid wishes? To snag an eye To mesmerise An unwary passerby To hook To catch To … Continue reading →

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Mine Ain’t No Tapestry

Posted on February 21, 2026 by crispina kemp

My life has been a tapestry Carole King did sing Can’t say the same of mine No connecting thread nor continuous line Always chopping, always changing A patchwork of a travesty 31 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Patchwork … Continue reading →

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CCC074: Don’t Mess With Things You Don’t Understand

Posted on February 19, 2026 by crispina kemp

Some people never do learn, that was Ted How many times had his parents said Don’t mess with things you don’t understand But Ted, who rated himself a bit of a nerd Picked up the gadget the old woman dropped … Continue reading →

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On This Once-In-A-Year Day

Posted on February 14, 2026 by crispina kemp

Shops brim with roses Not a scent to them Designed for the eye, not for noses Men of all ages crowd around With panicked hope bound For this special once-in-a-year day His chance to say She means a lot A … Continue reading →

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CCC073: Sitting Alone On An Empty Shore

Posted on February 12, 2026 by crispina kemp

Look at her, sitting alone on the empty shore Don’t you feel the tug of her too Calling to your hidden fears Doesn’t she hug you, too Crazy Lady, you say To which I respond with a hefty, Hey, But … Continue reading →

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Drats And Double-Drats

Posted on February 7, 2026 by crispina kemp

Waking from sleep Restorative deep Nothing’s pressing Another two hours In bed I’m guessing Wake, grumpy for food Remember Sammi Double-drats Now in a grumpier mood 26 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Mood

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CCC072: The Harper’s Path

Posted on February 5, 2026 by crispina kemp

The path wasn’t marked on any map Twas a path that few living knew A path that began in one world To take the seeker to another Twas a path not lightly trodden The path she had taken Betrayed, forgotten … Continue reading →

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Ode to 3iAtlas

Posted on January 31, 2026 by crispina kemp

Another day of dismal grey Nothing other since that fateful day When that intergalactic object made its flyby Drew our sun’s plasmic teeth Blasted Earth’s unprotected fragile feet Volcanic eruptions Seismic quakes Climate screwed all to hell More mournful than … Continue reading →

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That Deceitful Demon

Posted on January 24, 2026 by crispina kemp

I resent the day that I met her That demon who wrapped me and weighted me with a fetter And, oh my god, how willingly I let her When she said try this on It’ll make you feel better She … Continue reading →

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