Being a writer who
used words like hullabaloo
realising that is a sin
I now use the word din
Tag Archives: rhyme
Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #241 Brevity is the key to success.
Filed under Self compositions
Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #238 #Maybe superstition
I don’t think I’ve heard anything sillier
than the names of the so-called witches familiar
such names as Bodkin, Turncoat and Scat
now who on earth would believe that
but as we read about it the case unravels
that were brought by the man who on his travels
whose self-made credentials were quite ephemeral
Mathew Hopkins, known as The Witchfinder General
but those days are gone and I suppose
we should pray for those found guilty, now in repose
Filed under Alternative history, Factual, History, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #160
In all these challenges I have never
tried to do something really clever
but this week I’m going to be bold
for my new post I’ll show one that’s old
Filed under Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #159 #Echoes of the past
As I walk along the sunken path
bordered both by fence and trees
my mind to calmer days is cast
when on most days there would be seen
men on horseback but more on foot
herding ponies, poultry, pigs or sheep
for this was once the road they took
down the valleys, over mountains steep
with dog and shout they drive them on
until at last their journey’s done.
Filed under Rural life, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #157
We thought we’d look for Robin Hood
so we jumped through the fence and into the wood
but of those men in Lincoln Green
neither hide nor hair was seen
but the walk certainly did us good.
Filed under Inspired by fable, On the lines of romance, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #156 “A dog’s life”
I love to go out for a walk
with my master in the park
and if no other dogs we see
he often lets me off the lead
I run around and sometimes if
I find something I have a good sniff
but best of all there’s a lot of trees
and on every one I can have a pee
Filed under Factual, Humorous, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #155
When we took a ride on the big wheel
I was hoping to cop a feel
but it didn’t take long for me to see
the earth below and its beauty
when I said this to my girlfriend
she said our relationship should end
for saying no to me was just a game
and things could never be the same
I must admit I was taken aback
and said give me the fare money back
she said you can go to hell
so I’m left frustrated and poor as well
Filed under Comic verse, On the lines of romance, Self compositions
Ronovan writes #Decima prompt challenge #81
I once knew a sailor called Jack
loved it when the ship’s sails unfurled
and off he’d sail around the world
never knowing when he would be back
trusting the Captain to plot the track
constantly hoping for a breeze
to carry them across the seas
seeing foreign harbour lights
with all their promise of delights
to cater for the sailors needs.
Filed under Factual, Inspired emotion, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #154
Bowing my head I raise my eyes
in homage to the unknown men
and women who with just a pen
possessed the vision to design
these buildings reaching to the skies
where men may worship God on high
then secretly they gave their plans
to other experts in their field
for whom the blocks of stone did yield
when summoned from throughout the land
hammer and chisel in their hands.
Filed under Christian, Factual, History, Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #153
We came upon a clearing where
birdsong drifted on the air
and gently lifted on the breeze
came the sound of trembling leaves,
trying not to make a sound
we laid our coats upon the ground
and leaning back against a tree
we poured ourselves a cup of tea.
Filed under Self compositions
When the pen takes control. 