Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC286: Sarena’s Shell Grotto

Posted on May 2, 2024 by crispina kemp

It was Sarena’s dream to live in a shell museum So what a delight, when one star-lit night, a beachcomber came in sight With thoughts on hold Audaciously bold Braving a potential lurking curse Sarena hid in a mermaid’s purse. … Continue reading →

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Must Create by Use-By Date

Posted on April 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Inspiration called today You were not here It went away Promised to call another day. The days did pass Those days amounted to weeks away. And where were you when that inspiration called that second day? You’d gone away. The … Continue reading →

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CCC283: Five Bishops On A Bench

Posted on April 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

Five bishops sitting on a bench God opened the clouds and they all got drenched The devil dried the rain The heat came again The bishops drank beer their thirst to quench Served to them by a buxom wench Now … Continue reading →

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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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