Category Archives: Poems (Some Silly)

Like Cardinals Gathering

Posted on July 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

The day dawns warm But depressing guy with the weather Says rain maybe later Am I being pinned by that? I’ll take a mack I’ll not stay home Cinderella with a broom I have to get out, go feed my … Continue reading →

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CCC044: Lost in a Time Warp

Posted on July 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

The hare stopped at the gate Looked at his watch Declared he was late Truth For he’d been expected two centuries back Back before this house was built And the garden laid When this gentle place still held his nest … Continue reading →

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Curse Those Clouds

Posted on July 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

It isn’t a large lagoon It’s not always there Sometimes the shingle slips and fills its basin Sometimes the tide lets rip To shuffle the stones in its spiralling turbulence This morning I grin to see it Expecting the rising … Continue reading →

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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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