06 Aug 2019
by Jem Croucher
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
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24 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
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.
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22 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
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
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.
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14 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Creative Writing, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
7 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
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
Photo – the seven sisters, Sussex coast – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted ‘Walking Sussex 4‘ on 16 May 2014
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09 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
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
2 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
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
Photo Jempics
Jemverse first posted ‘Walking Sussex 5‘ on 16 May 2014
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15 Jun 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Creative Writing, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: certainty, creative writing, life, mystery, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, reason, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
I am I think
and almost sure
that this what
my life is for
I think I’ve solved
the mystery
But then again
could just be me
©Jemverse
Image and words from #Jemverse on Instagram, June 2019
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27 Mar 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Creative Writing, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
I wrote about a journey
I started way back when
the words that found their way
to the pages from my pen
were from an adolescent
who hadn’t yet found life
yet wrote as though he knew it all
through torment, angst and strife
But as the years have passed
and my poetry has grown
those words have mellowed somewhat
as my publishings have shown
For now a sixty something
I have seen a life and lived
And used my words to capture that
as living is a gift
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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