They said there'd be wind and they said there'd be rain but when the day dawned there was sunshine again So the drums beat a rhythm and the parade went ahead and umbrellas gave way to sun hats instead
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Photo – Jempics
29 Aug 2023 2 Comments
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They said there'd be wind and they said there'd be rain but when the day dawned there was sunshine again So the drums beat a rhythm and the parade went ahead and umbrellas gave way to sun hats instead
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Photo – Jempics
11 Nov 2022 1 Comment
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There's a Millennium Falcon built in Lego on the side my drum in the far corner which I banged loud with Pride Evidence of music which is a passion as you'll know my PS Five and TV - this is a place I go to while away the hours that I have when being me be that music, games or writing - it is a place to be
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Photo – Jempics
10 Sep 2022 1 Comment
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As the music fades with the rhythm of my drum I am still dancing
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Photo – Jempics
[‘Rhythm II‘ was first posted to Jemverse in June 2015]
09 Sep 2022 1 Comment
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I danced on a quay at Emsworth playing a really big drum The crowds from the town all following us and everyone having fun I danced with Pride in Brighton ‘neath a rainbow coloured flag The crowds of people partying in the sun made me feel glad I danced on the Portsmouth waterfront as five tall ships furled sail The rhythm of the music thrummed and helped tell a happy tale I danced then and I’m dancing now because the music never dies It’s always in my heart and mind for that’s where my rhythm lies
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Photo – Jempics
‘Dancing to life‘ was first posted to Jemverse in April 2015
05 Sep 2022 1 Comment
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Like a strong hand to lift my soul Music comes again And as my rock begins to roll Sunshine comes to play Like a fishing net to catch my blues Music drains away All the cobwebs which have gathered In the corridors of grey Like a drum which beats a rhythmic sound drowning my dismay Music cleanses, music cleans more than I can say Like a sunbeam piercing stormy clouds Cutting through the rain Music is my heart and soul My perfect summer’s day
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Photo – Jempics
‘Lifting‘ was originally posted to Jemverse in July 2014
07 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in drum, music, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: friends, gigs, Jemverse, music, poem poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Underworld, verse, Wembley, wordsmith, writing poetry
Excitement builds, anticipation
for this spectacle I’ll see
with Mr Gwilliam, my friend
who will be there with me
We’ve waited now for ages
but the time is here at last
as off to Wembley we both go
for jollies and a blast
Underworld (‘Born Slippy’)
‘Tiny Holes’ and drumming loud
along with several thousand others
we will be there in the crowd
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Photo – Underworld at Brighton Dome, 2015. Tonight we catch them at London’s SSE arena in Wembley. [NB – if you know Underworld, you’ll know the context of ‘born slippy’ and ‘tiny holes’; if you don’t, sorry about that, but hopefully the rhyme and syntax still work with the words for you!]
13 Jan 2019 1 Comment
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Sometimes when no one is watching
I will dance around my name
with a loud drum always banging
which never sound the same
Yes, it’s always rhythmic
but the pattern’s one of change
Its signature and syntax
quite often rearranged
Synonymous with freedom
My name just like my drum
is one that’s good to dance to
for me and everyone
So as life brings me the rhythm
likewise I sam set free
and the dancing it continues
unequivocally
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Photo – Jempics (the drum in the rear of the picture – the one with a pink boa – is mine with me playing it. A bottom surdo as a part of a mass ‘Encontro’ in Brighton back in 2001).
07 May 2018 2 Comments
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The wooden floors vibrated
from the sound of many drums
Rhythm everywhere around
enjoyed by everyone
And I danced to special timbre
pulsated by the beat
from heart and soul and head and hands
right down to my feet
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14 Apr 2016 6 Comments
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I hear a rhythm deep inside my head
and the words just seem to flow
Mostly moving there in time
sometimes a little slow
It’s rather like a beating drum
repeating patterns heard
With me there as the drummer
turning rhythm into word
Lyrical, the magic flows
words dance to rhythmic beat
Crafted by the poet’s hand
until they are complete
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Day 12 of the ‘Blogging from A-Z challenge‘
06 Jan 2016 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, drum, Happiness, Life, music, Poetry, Rain Tags: contentment, drum, Happiness, poem, Poetry, rain, reflection, rhythm, song
With reflections in puddles
as I’m walking along
the timbre of my thoughts
falling naturally to song
the rhythm of the world
helps me hum a little ditty
as it’s mirrored down there at my feet
looking really pretty
It’s a walking to work song
with contented frame of mind
looking forward to the pleasures
that I know the day will find.
The rain acts as percussion
drumming at my feet
with the song just like the puddles
mirroring the beat
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