Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

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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CCC023: The Last of the Winter Rime

Posted on February 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Spring was waiting on the doorstep This was the last chance While other creatures slept To dance around the countryside So over the hills he skipped And o’er the blackberry’s ruby leaves It was over the thatches And a whisper … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found, My Silver Ring

Posted on February 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

I lost my silver ring Everywhere I looked Couldn’t find the thing Looked in the outbuilding The so-called ‘barn-ish’ Where Mum used to send Pops To tart up his carving With varnish Nah, it wasn’t there So I stopped looking … Continue reading →

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CCC022: Aw Shucks!

Posted on February 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Me and Timmy, devil-dare bro Off on a cycling-camping tour we go Comes to these ruins, like, on a hill Look good to us, perfect, brill Locals in pub purse lips and tut On about some scary black dog known … Continue reading →

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Coincidence?

Posted on February 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

Coincidence Or as Jung might have said Synchronicity Because right at this moment— not at this actual moment because at this very moment I’m typing but before, and after that—I’m reading— and that’s what I meant by synchronicity, or coincidence, … Continue reading →

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CCC021: It’s All In The Head

Posted on February 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

Dad’s imagination Overworking Came home in a rush From his regular walking Aliens! he gushed Aliens up by the golf course! Yea, sure, Dad, of course, of course And here comes King Arthur On his white horse To plug your … Continue reading →

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