Tag Archives: Poem

Painted Faces

Posted on November 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Tell that to the queens (in whichever sense I mean) Witness the bucks they spend On eyeliners, shadows, blushers And all the other enhancers As if that is the answer And ladies … Continue reading →

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CCC061: Continuing The Tale of Jack and Jill

Posted on November 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jack laid his head in Ma Yarrow’s lap He’d gone to her cos she had the knack Of healing wounds with an herb poultice-pack How did this happen? asked Ma Yarrow He claimed he’d slipped on a loose stone And … Continue reading →

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Like Siblings

Posted on November 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

Like siblings they share a name Like siblings they’re not the same Like siblings one’s older And perforce the other is younger The elder throughout the lengthy years Has produced a magnificent magnum opus to enchant listening ears The younger, … Continue reading →

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CCC060: The Cobbler’s Gold

Posted on November 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beneath the tree a squat cottage grew As if out of the earth A native dwelling for a native man The man had the look of one grown out of that soil Short and gnarly Like a beech tree’s roots … Continue reading →

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Seeded in Jutland, Rooted in Norfolk

Posted on November 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

I’m getting on a bit, I admit No, don’t protest, I know my birth year Seen it written in the hand of the registrar My point… before I digress my way to the grave Is that I don’t understand all … Continue reading →

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CCC058: The Woodworm’s Defence

Posted on October 30, 2025 by crispina kemp

Tree? What tree? No, man, that wasn’t me Look, have I teeth? Have I claws? Have I horns? How then could I gnaw? No, wasn’t me.  

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Autumn’s Here

Posted on October 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Autumn’s here, winter’s near Trees hold leafless arms To a sun that’s disappeared Warmth is failing Earth is ailing Yet next year Life again will reappear The clouds draw near No longer offering respite from glare Like duvets of pillowy … Continue reading →

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That’s Me On The Grass

Posted on October 4, 2025 by crispina kemp

The morning sublime The sky unlined The trees of olive and lime The birds on the branches aligned The butterflies, damsels and dragons Alive and flitting In a fairy tale, fitting And me on the grass, supine 37 words written … Continue reading →

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What, Are You A Freak?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

What, are you a freak? I don’t say it to cheek Just…you’re so different from me It’s obvious in how you speak 22 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Speak

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CCC053: You Just Have To Roll

Posted on September 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

Yea, yea, yea, we all know the story about the troll But look, listen, I wasn’t into that at all I just wanted a peaceful pleasant stroll But you know what they say So there I was, blithely enjoying the … Continue reading →

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