Monthly Archives: Jul 2024

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #298 #My path is clear

As the griffon atop his pillar sat

he thought to himself, well that is that

the birds used to come and sit on my head

like the insects and flies, all now dead

because the path was sprayed with paraquat

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #297 #Remember Derek and Clive live.

Well I was on this fence.

Electric fence?

No wooden, else I couldn’t get my feet on it or round it.

And it might tingle a bit

Yeah spose

And this fellah came up to me and do you know what he said?

No what?

Hello!

He said Hello?

Yeah, provocative fuxxer.

No?

Too bloody right.

Well I never.

Straight up.

What did you do?

Well I beaked him, I had to or there might have been trouble.

Good point, well thought out.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #294 #Shy boy

Beneath the spreading chestnut tree

my love stands waiting expectantly

yet she will have to wait a long time I fear

I’m frightened of these trees so I’m out of here.

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Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #371 The Scottish bard remembered

Poetry I know may not be everyone’s cup of tea

but of one thing learnt in school I’m sure we can all agree

that one of the lines that is most often heard

taken from an ode to a mouse by the Scottish bard

was his use of such term as a, “timorous beastie.”

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #295 #Lament

Oh how could those cruel men do this to me

this isn’t really the place where I should be

cool waters need to be caressing my sides

as I bob up and down in time with the tides

or sailing oh so swiftly over the sea

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Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #370 #Tales of derring do

Hey diddly Dee, it’s a pirates life for me

with all my pirate chums I cruise the seven seas

our ship may be old but always ready to fight

with guns and sword in hand we make quite a sight

all of us agree life is a deadly game

but our hunt for treasure remains our aim

and if I die whilst we are at sea

a watery grave is the place for me

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