Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

Best Consigned To The Crypt

Posted on April 6, 2024 by crispina kemp

Thank you, Sammi, for this week’s writing prompt But did you have to make it so brain-racking hard Couldn’t you give us ‘worry’, or ‘gross’, or ‘romped’ Even a word like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Though a brain-tangler wouldn’t have been so atrocious … Continue reading →

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CCC282: Don’t Fear The Ferryman

Posted on April 4, 2024 by crispina kemp

He is old, older than time He’s tall, so we’re told And thin Not an ounce of flesh on him But don’t give him those coins He needs no payment He does it for free It’s his sole life-calling Those … Continue reading →

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Must Keep Calm

Posted on March 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

She was hot, he was not Menopause, no get-out clause Hubby, couch potato tele tubby High cost mistress, midlife crisis, Undercover adventurer Dysfunctional erector Divorce court emperor Sweaty palms, must keep calm Rise in temperature, swagging blusterer 37 words written … Continue reading →

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CCC281: The Oracle at Delphi

Posted on March 28, 2024 by crispina kemp

Dirty she sits upon her seat As if she’s a priestess at Delphi Perched on her tripod Inhaling the unholy underworld fumes Our future for to see Supposedly.  

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CCC280: The House of My Dreams

Posted on March 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

It was the house of my dreams A nightmare, it seems I saved for years Worked hard, lived frugal, encountered uncomprehending stares And finally Finally FINALLY I could afford it Only to find all the windows and doors boarded And … Continue reading →

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Her Greatest Desire

Posted on March 9, 2024 by crispina kemp

It was her dream, her ambition, her greatest desire It’s what had set her body on fire And how that fire consumed her flesh Though never from monstrous form, a sylph did wrest That wasn’t how the Mothers granted her … Continue reading →

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CCC278: Mary At The Garden Gate

Posted on March 7, 2024 by crispina kemp

Mary at the garden gate Wondering why her love is late She is dead but he is not Two bullets bought, one not shot  

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Since We’re Apart

Posted on February 10, 2024 by crispina kemp

Boredom The bane of my existence Where’s the challenge, the excitement Every day, this sameness Bereft Since you left I long to expire Be buried in a cold earthen grave For with my ungodliness it’ll never be beneath the church … Continue reading →

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CCC273: The Little Boat

Posted on February 1, 2024 by crispina kemp

Now I ask you, my lord You have to agree Isn’t this the smartest boat To put out to sea? Yesterday I did agree it Before that storm tossed it up on the strand Yesterday I might have agreed That … Continue reading →

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CCC272: I Thought I Saw…

Posted on January 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

I thought I saw a puddy cat Looking up at me I did, a marmalade, thin cut Sweet and sweet can be Where was he from? Had he lost his home? Might I adopt him? Alas, one look at me … Continue reading →

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