Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

It’s the Season

Posted on August 29, 2026 by crispina kemp

Those months of deep blue sky were boring Happy to see grey skies with weather warning Rain that hammers the leaves don’t leave me yawning Enthusing, exciting, but alas inviting Wasps, jams, fruits and other sweeties wanting Shoo them, curse … Continue reading →

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CCC101: This Spell, This Love

Posted on August 27, 2026 by crispina kemp

The spell she cast Was weak It wouldn’t last But for this one day’s length It would give her strength For a task she’d rather not To dig a grave For a love she’d never forgot Thereafter The weeds could … Continue reading →

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Beware…

Posted on August 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

Beware the man with the silver beard You’ll fall headlong into his arms Where you belong That’s weird 18 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Headlong

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CCC100: Entangled Dreams

Posted on August 20, 2026 by crispina kemp

Idle dreams and idle schemes Drifting up on warm air streams Breezes stirred by spinning blades Gathering dreams reduced to shades [Im]material spun like wool Attracted like a Tudor fool Entangled then congealed My dreams are clouds that are unreal

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Best Known For Her Eccentricity

Posted on August 15, 2026 by crispina kemp

Felicity: Like a porcelain doll with her fragility Sweet and gentle, acting delicately Knows how to conduct herself exquisitely In all her ways and manners shows civility Never a hint of that killer, duplicity Has what’s known as breeding, aka … Continue reading →

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CCC099: Sister Suzie

Posted on August 13, 2026 by crispina kemp

Introducing the nimble-fingered seamstress, Suzie Mrs Bennett’s sister Suzie has a ‘liking’ for sexy soldiers She won for herself a contract To sew shirts for all the Militia’s men Such sexy short-sleeved shirts, Sister Suzie sewed Those sexy soldiers then … Continue reading →

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August’s Harvest Turned to Dust

Posted on August 8, 2026 by crispina kemp

August First: Lughnasadh When we make a start on gathering in Nature’s gain But Nature’s only harvest will be rust If the sky doesn’t soon give us plentiful rain Cornucopia’s precious fruits will turn to dust 36 words written for … Continue reading →

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CCC098: Heal My Heart

Posted on August 6, 2026 by crispina kemp

Yellow Lily River Lady Focus of my fantasy River Lady Yellow Lily Lend to me your remedy Heal my heart Mend what the world has torn apart River Lady, there for me

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Oddments. Miscellany. Patchwork. Collage.

Posted on August 1, 2026 by crispina kemp

I tried not to stare at her This dishevelled lass of indeterminant age Late teens? She could have been older In my continued silence She repeated: I’m an artist I asked: Performing? Creative? She answered: Destructive Then turned and said, … Continue reading →

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If I Give In To The Itch

Posted on July 25, 2026 by crispina kemp

See that fine black thread Dangling from the tree Dangling there and tempting me Washing from my head everything that Mother said Tempting me to maybe twitch, just an itch Not pull, nor yank It’s not that it’s wool wound … Continue reading →

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