Tag Archives: Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt

Since We’re Apart

Posted on February 10, 2024 by crispina kemp

Boredom The bane of my existence Where’s the challenge, the excitement Every day, this sameness Bereft Since you left I long to expire Be buried in a cold earthen grave For with my ungodliness it’ll never be beneath the church … Continue reading →

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Thusi the Magician

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

The sun as it crested the valley caught Thusi still filling his water flasks at the designated pool. It wasn’t that the water was low but that he kept losing his purpose in the turmoil that spilled from the depths … Continue reading →

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Problems at the Foundational School For All Things Grey

Posted on January 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Now listen to this, guys—no, no, quieten down, I’ve something important to say. And so began Melinda Black’s day Head teacher at the Foundational School of All Things Grey It wasn’t easy to get their attention Even when she threatened … Continue reading →

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He Lied

Posted on January 6, 2024 by crispina kemp

What sort of guide A man who lied He could’ve led us into danger He wasn’t even a proper ranger He’d the badge, for sure But partly covered, kept obscure What’s more, he was rather mature No, the man clearly … Continue reading →

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The One-Eyed Blink

Posted on December 30, 2023 by crispina kemp

Come here, wee one I’ll teach you the one-eyed blink That’s a wink 13 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Wink

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Solstice Fire

Posted on December 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

Solstice morning. But Jill still had her chores. First was to fetch the water. It was still dark when she collected the bucket, slipped her feet into the wooden-soled shoes and clattered across the frosted cobbles to the well. The … Continue reading →

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No Beginning, Never Ending

Posted on December 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

There it is Beyond the sea Bigger World encircling Around the land masses Ever bending No beginning The Ocean Never Ending 21 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Ocean

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Dancing Days

Posted on December 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

That song I hear Everywhere Haunts me, trips me, makes me cry I don’t know why. The words? Reminding me of better days Of careless life Of picnics and games amidst the May Nostalgia they say Is the curse of … Continue reading →

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The Winter Swan

Posted on December 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

A swan on a floor of icy marble Naturally inclined to waddle Though weight slung low Yet easily over it might go To its rump to take a blow So now it has to hobble Not strut like a catwalk … Continue reading →

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Oh Wouldn’t It Be Lovely

Posted on November 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

My heart’s desire A deep comfy chair and a roaring fire Deep in the forest where the rare birds nest There I’d stay, let the weather do its worst till the spring buds burst Alone in my cottage, my hopes … Continue reading →

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