Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

CCC043: To Connect

Posted on July 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

What’s a bridge? A construct – seldom natural To link To connect To facilitate ease of communication Between two disparate parts To span a chasm To acknowledge two sides Perhaps to unite a shattered world

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Here’s Not A Pretty Tale

Posted on July 12, 2025 by crispina kemp

Rosa, a pleasant girl from along our street Dainty, petite and oh so sweet That’s the setting, now for the tale Lost both her parents, house up for sale Had to leave before yet she’d grieved Headed south to the … Continue reading →

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CCC042: Humins Of A Feather

Posted on July 10, 2025 by crispina kemp

Two old crows sitting on a gate Cawing about those peculiar furless primates And have you heard them talk about us? Aye, a murder, they call us As if they’re so peaceable Aye, humins of a feather, that’s what I … Continue reading →

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Above the Door

Posted on July 5, 2025 by crispina kemp

Above the crypt door: Whether vast or crammed be your cave This tiny grotto is your grave 17 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Grotto This shell grotto together many other incredible shell models can be seen at the … Continue reading →

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Afraid to Smile

Posted on June 28, 2025 by crispina kemp

Wonky teeth, afraid to smile, teenage face an utter disgrace Sweating otherworld monster dentist arrived in all haste Impressions taken, device fitted: an orthodontic brace 25 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Brace

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‘Autumn Deadlines’ on Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Autumn Deadlines | Crispina Kemp

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CCC040: Asleep Beneath That Lake

Posted on June 26, 2025 by crispina kemp

When Bedivere dripped the juice between my lips I’d not the strength to swallow I called on Kay to ease its way Now sleep must follow Sleep arrives and my world takes flight As across the lake, a weirdling sight … Continue reading →

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I Bet He Thinks Me Just A Child

Posted on June 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

He lived next door to my best friend That school holiday I hoped would never end Many the reasons I found to visit Hoping he’d be at home that day But he worked, and worked away Wheat-white hair and ice-blue … Continue reading →

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Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Sammi asked for submissions for her online magazine, Whispers and Echoes So I submitted a poem and today she published it Thank you, Sammi 🙏🥰 Pandora’s Curse | Crispina Kemp

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CCC039: Nobody’s Asking

Posted on June 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jessie and Ethel grazing the grasses Cast longing looks at the people that passes Those folks only hear the looing and burping They don’t hear any sounds of the rear-end working Jessie and Ethel could tell them why The ingenious … Continue reading →

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