Tag Archives: Poem

CCC194: Fall Guy

Posted on July 28, 2022 by crispina kemp

[Trigger Warning] Tick tock It’s late o’clock Meeting my brother at the dock Injured ego, he’s been defrocked On a charge of having mocked Nay, it weren’t like that, he say T’was all the other way The flower-ladies came in … Continue reading →

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Braving the Winds

Posted on July 16, 2022 by crispina kemp

It started with a clang A boom and a bang White blankets wrapped around A flood washed the ground Green began to grace the trees Braving the winds that iced the leaves The sun rose strong though ragged and torn … Continue reading →

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CCC192: Lady in Red

Posted on July 14, 2022 by crispina kemp

She rises alone from her bed An ancient lady in a skirt of red Brought to these shores by a people long since dead Amongst grains of wheat and barley for their bread Mother of millions, and millions fed Poppy … Continue reading →

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A Merchant So Gallant

Posted on July 2, 2022 by crispina kemp

The merchant was gallant Though backdated, maybe ancient He was unfashionably dominant Not quite the tyrant But blunt He’d say constant And then add, adamant Not a favourite with the ladies, I’d warrant They looked away to views more distant … Continue reading →

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CCC186: A Train of Thought

Posted on June 2, 2022 by crispina kemp

I’m on a train A train of thought I thought this was my station Turns out it’s the day of the Queen’s Coronation Hopping back on that train Riding a while and at the next thought I’ll hop off again … Continue reading →

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Bred in Captivity

Posted on May 30, 2022 by crispina kemp

There was a fuss A to-do The day the animals escaped from the zoo There was dissent And much disapproval At the suggestion of the zoo’s removal Bred in captivity Unequipped for urban survival Freedom was good but not a … Continue reading →

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CCC182: The New Black

Posted on May 5, 2022 by crispina kemp

We used to Mend and Make Do Then after the war a new generation arose More energy than money They Did It Up and made it like new They were all arty And crafty That generation put on some years … Continue reading →

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CCC179: Twizzle’s New Hat

Posted on April 14, 2022 by crispina kemp

Twizzle wasn’t happy Most unhappy was he Benny Beech asked why was that Because someone’s stolen and hidden my nice new hat Stolen it, I do agree, said Benny Beech But not hidden; it’s in plain sight, out of reach

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No worse than the pox

Posted on February 5, 2022 by crispina kemp

The plague, it was said, caused a worldwide flummox But it was nothing, they said, no worse than the pox Which pox? Cowpox, chickenpox, swinepox? Didn’t they know the pox was a killer? Whether detoxed or vaccinated, nothing could stop … Continue reading →

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CCC166: Remember Spring?

Posted on January 13, 2022 by crispina kemp

Remember spring? With trees barely green, with flowers yellow and birds that sweetly sing. Remember summer? When the sap was rising strong in you, never known a hotter lover. Remember autumn? When that virus came and swept you up. I … Continue reading →

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