Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC142: Rooted

Posted on July 29, 2021 by crispina kemp

The tree didn’t want to be thereAlone in that fieldNo kindred in viewNo one to chat withBut there the tree wasRoots dug in deepAnd there those rootsThat tree would keep

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Vivid in ’89

Posted on July 26, 2021 by crispina kemp

Vivid in ‘89That’s a memory that makes a good lineAnd it was a good lineA vivid timeWhen I was yoursAnd you were mineWhen passion ruledAnd we ignored the clock’s chime Ask not for whom the bell tolls Vivid the memory … Continue reading →

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CCC139: Another Land

Posted on July 8, 2021 by crispina kemp

Come with me, come take my handI’ll take you to another land.In doubt I shook my headAnd yet agreed as he had saidLed down an avenue of treesFlowers fragrant on the breezeUntil he stopped and drew me closeMy heart then … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Moving

Posted on July 5, 2021 by crispina kemp

If it’s not one thing then it’s anotherI swear I’m at the end of my tetherMoving house is the worst ordealA week with no cooker means no hot mealNo landline connectionReminds me of days before internet service selectionAnd the weather… … Continue reading →

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Ursula

Posted on June 14, 2021 by crispina kemp

Ursula aka Junior Ursula, well-formed and sleek Sensuously rounded Strong limbed in muscle and bone, coordination finely honed Silken hair glossy black, thick down her back Eyes liquid pools, deep, hot and inviting yet cool Swift and supple, dextrous and … Continue reading →

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CCC133: Duckie’s Day

Posted on May 27, 2021 by crispina kemp

Come on, DuckieAnother new dayBut no time to playIt’s your turn to work[While your siblings lurk]To earn us a crustTo feed us you mustFor such a cutieThose humans are suckers to feed

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Haunter of the Local Dairy

Posted on May 24, 2021 by crispina kemp

Mary, haunter of the local dairyWas a lassie to be waryTill, oops, she forgot to open her eyesThen Eerie Mary dies 24 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Eerie

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Happy is This Islander

Posted on May 20, 2021 by crispina kemp

I live on an island, I can’t deny.And it’s easily bigger than a giant’s eye.Gigantic trees grow thereTaller than a moss-treeEasily taller than that by three.In springtime they sproutBy summer they’re full outTheir feathery frondsSheltering all aroundBut those feathery frondsAlso … Continue reading →

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A Lively Sprite

Posted on May 17, 2021 by crispina kemp

A lively sprite, she was enchantingErotically tauntingUnmistakeably hauntingWith her gossamer wingsAnd her silken thingsAs she flitted over rivers and streamsAs she rustled the rusty leaves of autumnAs knowingly, flauntingAs painfully wantingAs careless and carefree, lacking cautionAs for a mate she … Continue reading →

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Never a Song

Posted on May 6, 2021 by crispina kemp

Drifting alongI’ve lost my songI fell from a birdNow I’ll never be heardWhere are I going?Where does the stream take me?To new life, to death?To a reconnection?No, my bird is goneNow never no song

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