Daniel Kemp

Often the two of us meet and chat about the state of the world, we exchange ideas over a cup of coffee and then go our separate ways. I wish we could spend more time together, but well, such is life with all its responsibilities.

I forgot to introduce him, his name is My Inner Self. Perhaps you know him, or someone like him?

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In Order To Deceive

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

In Order To Deceive

Hope had flown away the moment reason had died

Caused by the splinters of regret that were left to rot inside.

Contentment is a myth, it’s an oversubscribed desire,

Causing the splinters of remorse to spit and crackle as if on fire!

Illustrations showed heaven, but the memories were from hell.

Both had pictures and both had stories to tell.

But the images remembered are only ones of tears being cried

Overs the slivers of remorse that were left to smoulder inside.

Recollections of a broken heart followed shouted words of blame.

Driving the splinters of regret deeper inside and causing more pain.

Shattered lives that were ruptured by the choices that were made,

Shaped the splinters of regret that were never allowed to fade.

Are the regrets in your memory planted firmly in your view?

Are they fastened securely, having become a part of you?

What would you give to leave them behind,

As you move through life without remorse in your mind?

What could heal a divide that’s driven wider by remorse?

Will the splinters of regret always stay behind to be a force?

Or could love be the answer as they say love is blind,

Driving all the splinters of regret far away from your mind?

It’s been written that love in harmony is a love that’s divine.

Or is harmony a word you would like to redefine?

Could regrets be lifted and hearts still be joined as two,

If the love that’s being offered is not only vulnerable but true.

Belief is a worry if it withers easily when out of view,

But it dwindles ever faster when I’m away from you.

Your words stay with me, but they’re not the same when we’re apart,

As trust must be equal and you already have all that’s in my heart.

Could love heal the wounds and keep two hearts beating strong,

Ensuring regrets stay away from the places they want to belong?

To ensure that’s possible we must never be alone,

In allowing expectations of belief to arise of hope coming home?

Regrets and remorse are the same and both are in the past.

They are not in the time to come, banish them from the time that’s to last.

Let reason be our voice behind which all can believe,

That remorse is a perception that’s only there to deceive.

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More Fun and Laughter

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

Smorgasbord Laughter Lines Extra – Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – August 2023 – Shopping Queues and The Cost of Expertise…

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The Theatre of Life

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

The Theatre of Life

Was your role a good part, or was the script just a big mistake?

Did the audience applaud, or did they laugh until their bellies did ache?

Were your critics your enemies, or perhaps you found a friend,

Unlike those in the wings who could not comprehend?

Were you considered unremarkable for most of your time?

Did you play in tune or disturb life’s peculiar rhyme?

Or, perhaps you were one of those who wanted to please

The people who liked pointing out your faults and dissimilarities?

Do you remember when you were young and could run through a wall?

Now you need someone with you to make sure you don’t fall.

If you were offered another role which one would you choose?

Would it be the staring part, or do you think you’d have too much to lose

Is the final curtain about to close on your life down here?

Is there a queue even further below of people waiting for you to appear?

Why did you not believe in Heaven and take the path to the Pearly Gates above?

Would that choice have been easier if you had known what was true love?

What will you say of life when your name is being called?

Will you shout and scream as though you’re shocked and appalled?

Or will you say to death as you look him straight in the eye,

‘Take the tears from all those I met, let there be no one left to cry!’

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Smorgasbord Laughter Lines Extra – Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – July 2023 – Cat scans and Car Bargains

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

From the Smorgasbord Funnies. I hope you enjoy my sense of humour

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

Author Daniel Kemp has been entertaining us over the last three years with his funnies on his Facebook page and head over to followDanny Kemp .. Always a place to find funnies and jokes to cheer you up… plus some satirical political commentary on politicians at home and abroad.

And to round things off….

Willie was reading a classified ad in the local paper where a woman was selling her brand-new car. It had only 3,000 miles. “Like new,” the ad boasted. “Mint condition. £75.00.”

He laughed to himself, and said, “Look at that in the newspaper, must be a mistake.” But he decided to call the number anyway and ask about it.

“Is it really brand new?”

“Yes,” she replied.

“Three thousand miles?”

“Yes.”

“The price?”

“Seventy-five quid,” she answered.

“Seventy-five quid! Lady, what’s wrong with it?” he asked.

“Nothing is wrong with it. And, amazingly, you’re…

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Unabridged Collections

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

This Promotion Ends On The 4th Of July

I have two complete collections of a four-book series on Promotion:

Have a look at the collection of The Heirs and Descendants Series.

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/heirs-and-descendants-collection

AND

Take a look at the Lies and Consequences Series collection.

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lies-and-consequences-collection

Each of the collections is priced at 0.99p.

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I Say

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

I Say

Now I am old, but I only felt old recently.

In about four weeks’ time I will be seventy-four-years of age so I have been approaching getting old for a few years,

But, as I say, I have felt old only the last year or so.

Maybe we don’t get old until it’s too late to notice.

When I can’t take a pill to turn back time,

Could I shoot the pharmacist and it not be a crime?

Could I plead ‘age’ as my defence?

No, said the judge! Age is of little consequence.

As many of us don’t notice age as being a consequence of life,

So too we ignore another factor of life.

That’s the one that’s been slightly troubling me lately.

Dying is a harsh word, but ‘passing away’ is –a bit–twee.

Where did he pass away to? A child could enquire.

Did he pass the ball away?

Did he pass time away?

Did he pass away the chance of love?

Did he pass away the knowledge from above?

Is life worth getting old for if getting old holds all the problems of age?

Well, I feel as though I’m not really qualified to answer that

question. Or, I don’t feel qualified to answer that question.

So, let’s find something where we will be on the same page.

Getting old is great, but then again it’s truly a struggle.

It’s great in so many ways it would take me hundreds of pages to describe all the advantages.

It’s a struggle in so many ways it would take me hundreds of pages to describe all the disadvantages.

As you can see the two are a balance, in much the same way as all of life has been a balance until that is, you reach that age where there is no more age left for you to age.

Here, I will sign off. Oops, there I go again, using yet another

euphemism for death. But not in this case. Here, I mean to stop

giving away what is only my opinion. Others may rightly or wrongly consider

themselves more learned than me to give opinions on such learned matters.

Give away, I say—It’s better than passing a way, I say.

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on world refugee day.

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

Is this the stigma of our age?

I didn't have my glasses on....

*refugee rescue, painting by stephen burgess, winner of the 2017 ms amlin world art vote

Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution, or terror. World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20th and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.

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“refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us—

except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale.”

-khaled hosseini, author, the kite runner

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* Stephen Burgess, a driving instructor from Buckinghamshire…

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Free Books From My Publisher

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Daniel Kemp

Below is a link to my publisher’s book page/bookshop. If you want any free book, not necessarily from my list but from other writers they represent, click on the three lines in the top left-hand corner for a complete list.

https://www.nextchapter.pub/collections/lies-and-consequences-collection