Tag Archives: poems

It’s the Season

Posted on August 29, 2026 by crispina kemp

Those months of deep blue sky were boring Happy to see grey skies with weather warning Rain that hammers the leaves don’t leave me yawning Enthusing, exciting, but alas inviting Wasps, jams, fruits and other sweeties wanting Shoo them, curse … Continue reading →

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Beware…

Posted on August 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

Beware the man with the silver beard You’ll fall headlong into his arms Where you belong That’s weird 18 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Headlong

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CCC100: Entangled Dreams

Posted on August 20, 2026 by crispina kemp

Idle dreams and idle schemes Drifting up on warm air streams Breezes stirred by spinning blades Gathering dreams reduced to shades [Im]material spun like wool Attracted like a Tudor fool Entangled then congealed My dreams are clouds that are unreal

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Best Known For Her Eccentricity

Posted on August 15, 2026 by crispina kemp

Felicity: Like a porcelain doll with her fragility Sweet and gentle, acting delicately Knows how to conduct herself exquisitely In all her ways and manners shows civility Never a hint of that killer, duplicity Has what’s known as breeding, aka … Continue reading →

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CCC098: Heal My Heart

Posted on August 6, 2026 by crispina kemp

Yellow Lily River Lady Focus of my fantasy River Lady Yellow Lily Lend to me your remedy Heal my heart Mend what the world has torn apart River Lady, there for me

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CCC094: Look Up, Splash Down

Posted on July 9, 2026 by crispina kemp

Lazing on the riverbank Gazing at the fresh green blades Following with my eye Where they point into the sky Squinting What am I seeing? A dot A dot A circle… A saucer? Fast to my feet Fix on the— … Continue reading →

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It Begins, It Ends

Posted on July 6, 2026 by crispina kemp

A love affair begins… magically lyrical; A love affair ends…depressingly cynical 12 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Lyrical

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She Was…

Posted on June 27, 2026 by crispina kemp

The tiniest thing I’d ever seen A fairy, I don’t doubt Cos when I stared hard The truth won out She was dust A powder-filler She was scintilla 28 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Scintilla

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Nature’s Treasure

Posted on June 20, 2026 by crispina kemp

Don’t look so high into the sky That isn’t where the pretty birds fly No butterflies flutter up so high The sky’s the domain of mostly raptors Hook beaked determined flesh-eating predators Cast your eyes low That’s the way to … Continue reading →

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I Say A Prayer

Posted on June 13, 2026 by crispina kemp

I say a prayer, cast up to heaven Not for a white knight, fast horse Though that’d be nice, of course But for those moments of solitude For those I give my gratitude 33 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing … Continue reading →

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