Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC15: Mortality

Posted on February 21, 2019 by crispina kemp

Flower. Annual. Faded. Flagging. Head-hanging. Dying Reminder of our mortality. Helianthus Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge #15 I’d like to thank The Haunted Wordsmith for introducing me to this form: the Didactic Cinquain

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CCC14: Road to Nowhere

Posted on February 14, 2019 by crispina kemp

Remember the road: The road to nowhere; Nowhere, where I go to dream; Dream of better days, a better year: A year that brings you home to me, To me from out of nowhere Written from Crimson’s Creative Challenge #14

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Distant Horizons

Posted on February 12, 2019 by crispina kemp

Distant horizons call to me. Beyond the land, Beyond the sea, Beyond the clouds And the day-bright sky, Distant horizons call to me. Star-bright horizons call to me. Beyond the local galaxies, Beyond Gamma, Iota and Beta Cephei, And Polaris—Alpha … Continue reading →

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Winter Fog

Posted on February 1, 2019 by crispina kemp

I cannot see, the world turned white A fog descended in the night Which frost’s cold fingers sealed in place Where’s the sun, its pleasant face? Lost behind it. O, Sun, please push a way through it Disperse it, dispel … Continue reading →

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CCC12: A High-Sighted Low-Bearing Bull

Posted on January 31, 2019 by crispina kemp

Alas, poor Percy, set his sights on the Upper Echelon. Ended his days as a lowly bearer of a lichen-encrusted escutcheon.

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What Pegman Saw: Homeward Bound

Posted on January 28, 2019 by crispina kemp

At last at the ferry and the ship leaves soon. But, Ma, haven’t we time for an ice-cream cone? If you’re quick, and you get me a frozen drink on a stick. Yikes, now that’s the klaxon sound! Catch those … Continue reading →

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CCC11: Naked and Blue

Posted on January 24, 2019 by crispina kemp

The Norfolk sheep Her coat doth keep All the winter through For if cut slick And to the quick Naked, she turns blue.

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Tell Me a Story Challenge: Grandma’s Birthday

Posted on January 22, 2019 by crispina kemp

Dale, at A DelectableLife tagged me as a link in a photo-prompt chain. And what the jig, maybe I can’t resist the challenge. So here’s the photo she gave me. And below is my ‘inspired’ story … What a day to … Continue reading →

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CCC10: Bread for My Dickie

Posted on January 17, 2019 by crispina kemp

Up the hill, set to the side, Is a camp, a gypsy camp. To there this morning I dare To take my Dickie fresh baked bread To show my love that I care. Just after I took this photo I … Continue reading →

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CCC9: The Sweeping Tide

Posted on January 10, 2019 by crispina kemp

The sweeping tide’s high Sand and stone beneath the sky The shrinking beach lies

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