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Eggs and Bacon

Posted on December 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

I wake at dawn my restless body already in motion Jump out of bed, fisting and kicking the air Limbs like pistons on a locomotion To bathroom then to kitchen I go Eggs and bacon A healthy breakfast? I haven’t … Continue reading →

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The Hatter’s Tea Party

Posted on December 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Alice clapped and twizzled, so very excited The Hatter was having a party and she was invited Bring a cup, he told her, and a plate and a dish Bring as much food and fruit as you wish You’ll need … Continue reading →

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CCC062: Under the Pier

Posted on November 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Under the pier Where the racing waves Like wind playing with uncovered hair Entangle Where racing waves pummel Boom and batter a confusion All angles Where limpets and barnacles hold Deathly tight Under the pier That’s where they found her … Continue reading →

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CCC057: Gavin and Baz

Posted on October 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

That Gavin, he needn’t think he’s got the better of me So yea, I weakened when he squawked and harried me I moved away and allowed him the flag post And I admit I  gave way again when he squawked … Continue reading →

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CCC056: Friday 13th

Posted on October 16, 2025 by crispina kemp

Have I got the right date? Am I late? Then why am I alone at the gate? He said he’d meet me here No need for a fuss lest our families appear Oh where is my lover, God, tell me … Continue reading →

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Saint Edmund’s Coat

Posted on October 11, 2025 by crispina kemp

Sammi has set us a prickly one this week A word not in my vernacular vocabulary A word requiring access to Google Ingenious service which set my sight On our own Anglo-Saxon saint King Edmund, martyred defending England Who died … Continue reading →

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CCC055: Old Mother Bobbet

Posted on October 9, 2025 by crispina kemp

Bobbet Loke was more of a lane A long and lonely lane Beyond the village no houses were set For none lived here till you reached the end That’s where Old Mother Bobbet dwelt A reputed witch, a real life … Continue reading →

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Oh Mother-Dear, Not You

Posted on September 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

They’re going to kill me I have to leave Shoes, clothes, tights What to take to keep it light Bank card, pension book But then they’ll know just where to look I’ll withdraw the money before I go Mother, where … Continue reading →

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This Ancient Xylophone

Posted on August 9, 2025 by crispina kemp

Inrushing storm waves run to shore Turning and tossing Tumbling, raking, rearranging No melody played on these ancient stones Chinking and chiming Never quite rhyming Yet assuredly playing A sibilant symphony On this old xylophone 35 words written for Sammi’s … Continue reading →

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Gilly’s Meeting

Posted on August 2, 2025 by crispina kemp

Gilly Goose, jarred off at how the hikers heedlessly hefted chunks of bread That sometimes struck an unwary head… Ducks might duck Swans swim away But Gilly and her sisters preferred to stay… Called a meeting Every kind of duck, … Continue reading →

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