Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC298: Poor Grigor Flies No More

Posted on July 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

Grigor flew high The proudest griffin in the sky Until that fateful, dark, awful day When the magician Herbolt came to stay With his incantations and wand Casting spells for far around He turned Grigor to stone His flesh, his … Continue reading →

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The Dastardly Zachary

Posted on July 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Let me relate the tale of Zachary Who was employed to oversee The mill stones at the communal granary This was a grand achievement for Zachary Who began his working life as a lowly stacker and packer But such was … Continue reading →

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Post Election Post

Posted on July 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

We can sigh Yay! Our candidate got in Or we can cry For with deposit lost she/he was rudely binned We can list the failures of the previous regime We can pray this government will kindly begin To care for … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Version 3

Posted on July 12, 2024 by crispina kemp

Inspiration called today You were not here It did not stay If you care to go within Maybe it will call again

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CCC296: The Audition

Posted on July 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

Despite anxiety stole her voice And she croaked her way through every word Fearing that she sounded absurd She all but fainted When the director said she was his choice For the part of Sweet Pea  

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Timorous Tim

Posted on July 6, 2024 by crispina kemp

Cowardly At school they’d called him And fearful Gutless Chicken Yellow But he wasn’t gutless, weak-kneed nor yet yellow Indeed, some days he was quite mellow He admitted that he’d never been courageous His behaviour had never been outrageous But … Continue reading →

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CCC294: Beckon And Follow

Posted on June 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

Walk the greenway Be free with me Revise your staid beliefs And joy will find release Let your footsteps follow And your soul will brightly glow

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Not Humble Nickel-Plated Copper Nor Tin

Posted on June 22, 2024 by crispina kemp

I wasn’t born with one Not an ivory, silver nor gold Not humble nickel-plated copper nor tin Not a precious carving from antler nor bone My spoonful was served from a wooden one 33 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing … Continue reading →

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Quaint They Ain’t

Posted on June 15, 2024 by crispina kemp

Billy is a massive guy Stands so tall he reaches the sky Stretches his arms and mills the cloud Of every letter he/she/they is Rainbow Proud But quaint he ain’t. Sarah’s folks Often choke When professing She’s a little Princess … Continue reading →

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CCC292: Love John Deere

Posted on June 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

A walker of the rural lanes Often encounters hard-grafting tractors A walker of the rural lanes Must often clamber up a precipitous bank There to watch the tractor pass them by But a walker of the narrow lanes Might delight … Continue reading →

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