31 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in family, Friends, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: Auld Lang Syne, decade, hope, Jemverse, New Year's Eve, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
And so these few words
at the end of ten years
to wrap up a decade
of laughter and tears
We’re all ten years older
with the wisdom that brings
and we all must have seen
many wonderful things
Some which have brought us
joy and some gladness
and others some grief
and immeasurable sadness
And yet here we all are
as the twenty-teens end
looking forward as one
as family and friend
To another new decade
with all that is fine
as we all raise our voices
to the ‘auld lang syne’
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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30 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Autumn, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, wordsmith
Tags: Autumn, gold, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
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Pale-white shrinking golden glow
hovers over water slow
and morning waking slumber stays
as it peers slowly from the haze
Whimsy holds removed I see
a world at distance wistfully
as summer fades to distant glow
and cooler days I soon will know
A curtain call as evening falls
and summer into winter calls
Yet tangible with treasure hold
the Autumn swan-song bathed in gold
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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29 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Smile, Summer, wordsmith
Tags: beach, heat, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, smile, Summer, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
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Momentum carries me forward
into the heat of the day
for a warmth that summer belongs to
with feeling mere words cannot say
It’s the season I always long for
Its comfort a tangible thing
Its presence to hold and cling onto
for a smile and a reason to sing
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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28 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Spring, wordsmith
Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, spring, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
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Winter’s grey-cast clouds have passed
and Summer’s child is here
to bring us hope and merriment
and fill our hearts with cheer
This child is full of freedom
speaking freshly of the truth
which every year around this time
gives nature’s hand its youth
Summer’s child will not stay long
but with a flair and fling
as seasons through the years have sung
for Summer’s child is Spring
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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27 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith
Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, smile, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
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Crystalline clarity out there today
in the treeline over the way
A frosting has covered the fields overnight
with beauty mere words can’t portray
So I’ll not waste them here but contented instead
I’ll quietly stand here for a while
and let Winter’s wonder embellish instead
that picture in mind for a smile
©Jemverse
Photo Jempics
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26 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith
Tags: beach, Jemverse, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
On the beach a lone kite-surfer came
to brave December chill
as a wintry and forgotten sun
sat in a low sky still
Bright it was in yellow sky
and despite the brittle air
The beauty of that moment
was really special there
But then again, it always is
down on this Southern shore
as whenever we both come this way
we always long for more
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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25 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: Christmas, Jemverse, life, nativity, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
We lost the baby Jesus
for several years one time
‘Til Emily found him in a vase
one Spring, so now it’s fine
The nativity is whole once more
so at Christmas time each year
It finds its home upon the shelf
to bring its festive cheer
Its history helps keep alive
with provenance that tale
of the baby Jesus lost and found
which we each year regale
©Jemverse
Photo -Jempics
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24 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: carols, Christmas, Jemverse, London, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Royal Albert Hall, singing, verse, wonderful, wordsmith, writing poetry
We all went up to London
to the Royal Albert Hall
Voices ready to sing loud
proclaiming Christmas call
The Philharmonic orchestra
was wonderful to hear
five thousaand people joining in
with rousing festive cheer
And the mexican wave was something else
all adding to the thing
this unique celebration gave
with carols there to sing
©Jemverse
Carols at the Royal Albert Hall, London -21/12/19 – Jempics
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23 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: Christmas, holiday, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Today I guess if truth be told
I start my holiday
Christmas and New Year, two weeks
Hip Hip, Hip Hip, Hooray!
I’m quite relaxed but that’s just me
as with most happenstance
I’m always up for jolly japes
when given half a chance
Two weeks to celebrate the joy
that Christmas brings each year
When we as family as one
have jolly japes and cheer
©Jemverse
Photo – Sally Croucher
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22 Dec 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: acronym, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Sunday, week, words, wordsmith, writing poetry
Sleeping
Underneath a
Nice
Duvet
Awaken early?
You wouldn’t, would you?
©Jemverse
This is 7 of 7 in a series from Jemverse originally published in July 2014
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