17 Jan 2020 11 Comments
in Creative Writing, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: imagination, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, reading, words, wordsmith, writing poetry
In a small corner I curl
turning pages, I am lost to imagination
oblivious to time passing
minutes meld to hours
And this time is mine
Absorbing words from far away minds
Caught in that beautiful moment
when words caress my soul
with a comfort wholly realised
©Jemverse
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10 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
in Creative Writing, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: book, ideas, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, words, wordsmith, writing poetry
I’m down to the last few pages
in this little book of mine
It’s done me proud since April
which is really quite a long time
And over two hundred poems
written and drafted in here
some over several pages
when their syntax wasn’t that clear
It’ll last me proud through December
but then at the end of the year
I’ll find another to carry me through
which I know will bring me some cheer
‘Cos I have to keep on writing
for that is a matter of fact
and a book which I carry wherever I go
will act as an outlet for that
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
06 Aug 2019 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, words, wordsmith Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, poem, poet, poetic, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, words, wordsmith, writing poetry
So I’ve been writing for a while
a poem every day
Been doing this for fifty years
so I’ve along the way
picked up (I’d say) a trick or two
over all that time
of how to craft words into verse
which flow and nicely rhyme
I’ve had a lot of practice
and that makes perfect as you know
But there again my writing
still has a ways to go
‘Cos I’m always getting better
as there’s a lot to learn
of how to craft life into words
for others to discern
So I’ll just keep on writing
as life has lots to say
with Jemverse as my outlet
for new poems by the day
©Jemverse
24 Jul 2019 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: bussokuseki, Japanese poetry, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, wordsmith, writing, writing poetry
Bussokuseki
This poetic triplicate
ends today with this
Now it’s found there will be more
Art is never satisfied
Never still the poet’s pen
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
The Bussokuseki-kahi (仏足石歌碑) is a well-known monument in the Yakushi Temple in Nara, inscribed with twenty-one poems
The poems are written in Man’yōgana, a precursor to kana where Chinese characters are used for their phonetic value, and in Bussokuseki-style. Named after the poems, Bussokuseki-style is an archaic poetic device in which lines are written in a 5-7-5-7-7-7 mora pattern. It is an early form of waka.
22 Jul 2019 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: 6 lines, bussokuseki, Japanese poetry, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, wordsmith, writing poetry
Finding words to form
to syllabic sequencing
always a pleasure
Challenging but daily done
Satisfaction guaranteed
with bussokuseki found
©Jemverse
The Bussokuseki-kahi (仏足石歌碑) is a well-known monument in the Yakushi Temple in Nara, inscribed with twenty-one poems
The poems are written in Man’yōgana, a precursor to kana where Chinese characters are used for their phonetic value, and in Bussokuseki-style. Named after the poems, Bussokuseki-style is an archaic poetic device in which lines are written in a 5-7-5-7-7-7 mora pattern. It is an early form of waka.
14 Jul 2019 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
Beachy Head to Birling Gap,
the lighthouse red and white
The Seven Sisters rolling cliffs
made an awesome sight
Day four of walking Sussex
and this one by the coast
The hottest day we’ve had so far
and the week is gone, almost.
©Jemverse
Jemverse originally posted ‘Walking Sussex 4‘ on 16 May 2014
09 Jul 2019 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
Familiarity breeds content,
of that I am quite sure
As for our final walk in Sussex
we’re back at the start for more
Two rings with woodland in between,
cows in the field and sheep
Undulating downland and hills
that aren’t that very steep.
Chanctonbury wealdland view
takes the breath away
And is particularly stunning
on a clear, bright Springtime day
And after five days walking Sussex
hills with Wainwrights at the bar
The rest respite with sunshine
was perfect at the Star.
©Jemverse
Jemverse first posted ‘Walking Sussex 5‘ on 16 May 2014
