Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC029: Boys Of The Hood

Posted on April 10, 2025 by crispina kemp

Seven boys of the hood punched and crowed Squabbling over whose latest rap was the best Witchery neighbour, bent back bowed I’ll change you into worm-pecking jackdaws If you don’t shut it and give me rest And as they fought … Continue reading →

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CCC028: My Place To Sit

Posted on April 3, 2025 by crispina kemp

It was my place to sit Every day, even if the rain did spit Sit and ponder And maybe wonder What happened to those weary years When you’d sit with me Yakking and buzzing like a busy bee Never quiet, … Continue reading →

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What Jollification

Posted on March 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

What delights What jollification The day that good sense Was restored to the nation Street parties erupted in every residential street Tables swathed with sugary sweets Flavoursome foods produced in a flash And such good behaviour, no piling of trash … Continue reading →

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CCC027: The Spirit

Posted on March 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Deep in the tree That’s where the spirit will be The spirit that speaks to me Is it an elf? A gnome or a fairy? No, I believe that spirit’s my Self  

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CCC026: Jiggity Jig

Posted on March 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Wally went alone His brothers preferring to stay at home Laziness bred deep in the bone Greed increasing, never satisfied Waistlines lost, hope that gratified Meanwhile with a jiggity jig and a jiggity jog Wally wheeled his barrow to town

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The Emperor

Posted on March 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

He was the worst emperor they’d ever known A buffoon, a dictator, a clown He said he had the people’s mandate Then proceeded to do what he wanted to do His subjects howled and told him to go But he … Continue reading →

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CCC025: Alien-Nation

Posted on March 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

The swamp, it is a lonely place Inhabited only by an alien race Not human, that’s for sure Lay eggs that look like squishy burrs Then stick them on a human tree Like lice in hair, like pussy-fleas And so … Continue reading →

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A Song For Didz

Posted on March 8, 2025 by crispina kemp

That girl of mine Drove me crazy First up in the clouds Then down in the pits Never gave me a definite answer But now she has a diagnosis Now she’s positive And decisive Now she’s got the meds 39 … Continue reading →

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CCC024: For To Keep

Posted on March 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

I woke again into the day As a repetitious dream fell away Of the woodland bare The reverberating sounds Of footsteps near I’m followed by another Yet as I look around There is no one there I’m not a fool … Continue reading →

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HIM

Posted on March 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

That man HIM He who cares not a whit For the misery his lies inflict HIM He never is a gallant And I’ll warrant You’ll not disagree 27 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Gallant

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