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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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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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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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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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‘Autumn Deadlines’ on Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Autumn Deadlines | Crispina Kemp

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