18 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in family, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, wordsmith
Tags: animals, anniversary, family, fun, Jemverse, poem, poet, poetic, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry, zoo
We went down to Drusillas
for our anniversary
four of us this time, Bezza
Sally, Grace and me
There were parties of schoolchildren
but we made an escape bid
and marched on up ahead of them
so from the masses hid
Sal and I as senior citizens
got cheaper entry too
First time to take advantage
just for asking, as you do
And we made sure that we got there
when it opened on the dot
As that’s always best on days like this
especially when it’s hot
We saw marmosets and meercats
and penguins and anteaters
and goats and little horses
beavers, otters and some cheetahs
Capybara munching breakfast
Monkeys resting on their knees
some really laid back lemurs
and coatis climbing trees
It really was a special day
and we’re really pleased we came
As Drusillas is fantastic
and never quite the same
There’s always something different
to capture imagination
so it’s somewhere we return to
as it holds such fascination.
©Jemverse
Photo – laid back black lemur – Drusillas zoo park, Alfriston, Sussex – Jempics
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07 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, Love, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: anniversary, creative writing, Jemverse, life, love, marriage, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, soulmate, story, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Forty years ago today
I put my white suit on
The one I bought for twenty quid
in Jayson’s Menswear from
And the only tie I think I had
was a black one from my Dad
and a pair of his old shoes
I’d kept since I was just a lad
My best man Josse was with me
and he did his best I think
to help me look presentable
albeit with a wink
And then when we were ready
we walked down Ashby Road
to meet up with the others
from our single room abode
I was just over twenty
but in my heart I really knew
that love had spoken loud
and clear – this was the thing to do
So Sal and I were married
on the seventh of July
And today we celebrate the fact
of forty years gone by
A ruby anniversary
but far more precious is than that
the love that both of us still share
undeniably a fact
So these words are for my soulmate
repeated here anew
Three words I said both then and now
the adage “I love you”
©Jemverse
Photo – Jem & Sal on their wedding day; Saturday 7 July 1979, Loughborough
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06 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, joy, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
To be honest
there are many things
that bring a joie de vivre
as I get pleasure
from the simple things
I see each day ’round me
It is zest and
it is laughter
It’s both these things and more
It’s the essence
of the wonder
to find out what life is for
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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04 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Happiness, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith
Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, joy, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry, yellow
Just a simple glimpse
of yellow does the trick
to bring a smile and tear
Fills my heart
with summer sun
and joie de vivre and cheer
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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01 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, Love, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith
Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, July, love, marriage, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, soulmate, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
11 of 12 in the Jemverse series ’12 months II’
In seventy-nine
Forty Julys back
two kindred spirits wed
A fledgling love
grown stronger since
and deeper it’s been said
So this series
now at eleven
to my soulmate here I give
These simple words
true from my heart
for the life we share and live
©Jemverse
Jem & Sal on their wedding day: 7 July 1979 [photo – James Newbold]
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26 Jun 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: circles, creative writing, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, verse, wordsmith, writiing poetry
And so to circles
as another year passes
Milestones reached
and parties thrown
and friends reunited
over a beer
as the circle
keeps on turning
©Jemverse
Image and words from #Jemverse on Instagram – June 2019
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25 Jun 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: circles, creative writing, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
And so to circles
Like life they follow
Ever turning
Always there
Never ending
Cyclical, they repeat
But, as a shadow
With a wry smile
©Jemverse
Image and words from #Jemverse on Instagram – June 2019
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