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White

04 Jan 2019 1 Comment

by Jem Croucher in Life, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry Tags: hope, Jemverse, life, New Year, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, promise, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry

In white there’s essence of the new
January starts the year afresh
As we from hibernation
awaken from our winter rest

In white there’s hope and promise
Galanthus for a New Year’s day
Echoed in these few short lines
Capture all I have to say

In white there’s inspiration
Clarity gives birth to new
And so with hope we gather here
Repetition to eschew

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Photo – Spring Hawthorn, Sussex – Jempics

The Bull

22 Oct 2018 2 Comments

by Jem Croucher in Nature, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks Tags: bull, humour, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, South Downs, Sussex, verse, Walking, writing poetry

Went for a walk up on Mill Hill
and met some scary sheep
But although we had due warning
it was the bull that made us weep

For he was really jolly big
as nervously we trod
around him fairly gingerly
on Sussex chalkland sod

We hugged each other with relief
when on the other side
then shared the pic on Instagram
to spread the story wide

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Photo – Jempics

Of planting and weeding and watching things grow

17 Jun 2018 1 Comment

by Jem Croucher in Life, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog Tags: allotment, Jemverse, life, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, writing poetry

Went to the allotment
the sun wasn’t there
But I attacked all the weeds
that had grown everywhere
And I planted nasturtiums
and more lavender too
To add to the ones which
from seedlings I grew

I watered the onions
and talked to the beans
Said they would soon grow
in the light and sunbeams
It’s not looking bad
and the grass is quite short
But things aren’t growing
quite as fast as we thought

Mind you, the lavender
(My favourite by far)
is looking quite lovely
and spectacular
It’s attracting the bees
which is what we all need
As they will in turn
pollinate all the seeds

And nature’s life cycle
when the summer is done
will yield I am sure
lots of produce with sun
Which we’ll then partake
and enjoy with good cheer
Before planting begins
once again come next year

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Photo – Ham Field allotments, Shoreham, June 2018 – Jempics