25 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seagull, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
7 of 7 in the Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
As a seagull I flew inland from the sea
Up in a yellow-tinged sky
Looking down with the freedom I commanded in flight
as I swooped and I soared up on high
I watched as the river meandered below
Through the town I am proud to call home
with its cluster of houses gathered close to the sea
over routes I have so often flown
And as I flew I gave voice as we seagulls do
shouting out to the winds a loud cheer
close to the ocean in Shoreham-by-Sea
“I am really so pleased that I’m here”
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “As a seagull” on 9 March 2016
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24 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
6 of 7 in the Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
In this river’s silted tributaries
Navigation now
Reserved for smallish river craft
Low of beam and bow
And yet, two hundred years ago
Galleons here were made
Crafted beams at Bramber
Where many keels were laid
Such changing times of commerce
The Adur’s here provided
For this fishing port of Shoreham
Which by the sea has long resided
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “This River” on 8 July 2015
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23 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in history, home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
5 of 7 in the Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
Shoreham Airport’s terminal building
The oldest in the land
Is getting a new makeover
To make it fresh and grand
It’s 1930’s facade fell into
a terrible state
With peeling paint and cracks in walls
But soon it will look great
Stavers Tiltman will be proud
Of his Art Deco creation
England’s oldest licensed airport and
a credit to the nation
©Jemverse
The Shoreham Aviation Ground started in 1910 just 7 years after the Wright brothers first flew in 1903. Situated on the flat coastal strip of land on the South Coast of England between Brighton and Worthing, the aerodrome was officially opened on 20 June 1911. The first flying school was established in 1913 and, on 13 June 1936, a beautiful Art Deco style terminal building, designed by Stavers Tiltman, was added.
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “Shoreham Airport” on 12 November 2014
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22 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
4 of 7 in the Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
These cobbled lanes, a thousand years
Where countless souls have trod
This hallowed ground where now I walk
On sparkling dew-clad sod
This sleepy town, its flinted walls
Where fisherfolk resided
And the comfort that the parish church
Reliably provided
This history, this pleasure
Given by this place
I walk in now with privilege
A smile upon my face
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “Walking Contented” on 18 September 2014
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21 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
3 of 7 in Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
The river Adur’s changing course
To its tidal estuary
Bereft now of its shipping past
As it meets the changing sea
The oyster beds lie barren now
Their commerce lost to time
But St Mary’s bells in beacon tower
Still regularly chime
And though a thousand years have passed
That church tower still stands tall
A landmark to this town that I
Am proud, my home, to call
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “St Mary de Haura” on 12 September 2014
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20 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Shoreham, Sussex, wordsmith, writing poetry
2 of 7 in the Jemverse series ‘Shoreham again’
Ethereal glow hangs over Shoreham
Through the mist, ‘neath yellow skies
With the promise of September warmth
The sleeping town in silence lies
‘Neath the bridge the river water
Meanders slowly to the sea
Boats lopsided in the shallows
Oyster Catchers in their lee
And as azure blue refills the palette
Of the mantle overhead
Another early Autumn day appears
As from Summer it is led
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “Glowing” on 11 September 2014
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19 Jan 2020
by Jem Croucher
in home, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, wordsmith
Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
1 of 7 in the Jemverse series “Shoreham again”
I have a beach of shingle mixed
With golden sea-washed sand
Its grandeur and its mystery
Forged by God’s own hand
I have a river winding through
The valley from the sea
Its tidal water carrying
Swans and seabirds oft to me
I have a range of rolling hills
The green of Sussex fair
And there really isn’t anything
With all this to compare
My home is here with all of this
It’s a special place to be
The river, hills and beach that is
My Shoreham by the Sea
©Jemverse
Photo – Shoreham at low tide by W Standen
Jemverse first posted “Shoreham by the Sea” on 26 April 2014
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