Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

Damp-Erased

Walking the beach, Washed within reach, A message in a bottle. Not indelibly inked; Damp-erased, Writing now indistinct. Written for Sammi’s Weekend Prompt

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What Pegman Saw: O Gaia

O Gaia, O Goddess, Giant amongst Titans, Mother of gods whose very height frightens Forgive us. Forgive our trespass upon your flanks; Forgive our rubbish left at our camps Forgive our bodies, dead in their quest; Forgive the spikes driven … Continue reading

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CCC15: Mortality

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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