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The Emperor

Posted on March 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

He was the worst emperor they’d ever known A buffoon, a dictator, a clown He said he had the people’s mandate Then proceeded to do what he wanted to do His subjects howled and told him to go But he … Continue reading →

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CCC024: For To Keep

Posted on March 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

I woke again into the day As a repetitious dream fell away Of the woodland bare The reverberating sounds Of footsteps near I’m followed by another Yet as I look around There is no one there I’m not a fool … Continue reading →

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HIM

Posted on March 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

That man HIM He who cares not a whit For the misery his lies inflict HIM He never is a gallant And I’ll warrant You’ll not disagree 27 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Gallant

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Lost and Found, My Silver Ring

Posted on February 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

I lost my silver ring Everywhere I looked Couldn’t find the thing Looked in the outbuilding The so-called ‘barn-ish’ Where Mum used to send Pops To tart up his carving With varnish Nah, it wasn’t there So I stopped looking … Continue reading →

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Hogwash

Posted on February 8, 2025 by crispina kemp

I’m not superstitious Don’t believe those tales of the old folk To my mind, it’s all a joke No traveller ever turned into a toad Croaking along the road Hogwash Crazy spooks 32 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: … Continue reading →

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Just Cos It’s Been Raining

Posted on February 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

With all this rain On fertile clay that, oops, doesn’t drain We need our galoshes As our feet slip and sloshes Through mud that adheres to the soles of our shoes Raising our height by at least six inches Careful … Continue reading →

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Pump Up The Volume

Posted on January 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

You’ve got to keep fit if you want to grow old Least, that’s what we’re told And off we hurry to the gym, their pricey memberships to be sold But hold a moment if you will Maybe working out is … Continue reading →

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Me? No, You Can’t Mean Me

Posted on January 11, 2025 by crispina kemp

That word doesn’t belong to me. It’s like I dropped it somewhere in childhood in the snow and when the snow melted that word ran away with it. Down the drain it went, never to return. Wouldn’t you say that’s … Continue reading →

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On a Winter’s Morn

Posted on January 9, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jack Frost And his wife Dancing across our meadows and our lanes Freezing up the puddles Decorating brimming drains Challenged the Frost Giants to a fight The Frost Giants breathed and huffed and sighed The world turned white Just look … Continue reading →

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Out of the Clouds

Posted on January 4, 2025 by crispina kemp

From out of the clouds Like a tsunami it surged Our land and people to submerge In one eternal purge Life and death in that moment to merge 28 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Merge

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