30 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in Autumn, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, wordsmith Tags: Autumn, gold, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Pale-white shrinking golden glow
hovers over water slow
and morning waking slumber stays
as it peers slowly from the haze
Whimsy holds removed I see
a world at distance wistfully
as summer fades to distant glow
and cooler days I soon will know
A curtain call as evening falls
and summer into winter calls
Yet tangible with treasure hold
the Autumn swan-song bathed in gold
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
29 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Smile, Summer, wordsmith Tags: beach, heat, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, smile, Summer, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Momentum carries me forward
into the heat of the day
for a warmth that summer belongs to
with feeling mere words cannot say
It’s the season I always long for
Its comfort a tangible thing
Its presence to hold and cling onto
for a smile and a reason to sing
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
28 Dec 2019 2 Comments
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Spring, wordsmith Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, spring, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Winter’s grey-cast clouds have passed
and Summer’s child is here
to bring us hope and merriment
and fill our hearts with cheer
This child is full of freedom
speaking freshly of the truth
which every year around this time
gives nature’s hand its youth
Summer’s child will not stay long
but with a flair and fling
as seasons through the years have sung
for Summer’s child is Spring
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
20 Nov 2019 3 Comments
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, wordsmith Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, Summer, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
Yes, there’s beauty in winter
I’ll give you that
But, no brainer given the choice
As between both of these
Quite opposed to the freeze
it’s the summer in which I rejoice
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
09 Oct 2019 2 Comments
in Autumn, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, wordsmith Tags: Autumn, Jemverse, October, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Looking down to Stanmer House
across the open field
You’d be forgiven for mistaking
the day to be from summer’s yield
Long shadows of late evening
from a warm and balmy day
Sometime in early summer
Perhaps at the end of May?
But no, this is October
with November closing in
Long shows of mid afternoon
with Autumn in full swing
Yet here we are in shirtsleeves
with the sun warm in the sky
No gloves or hats are needed
as we amble slowly by
Perhaps this is a rarity
but there’s no complaining here
For these days of Autumn sunshine
will always bring good cheer
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
‘Summer in late autumn‘ was originally posted to Jemverse on 28 October 2015
30 Sep 2019 2 Comments
in Autumn, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, sun, wordsmith Tags: Autumn, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
The last day of September
summer’s waxed and waned away
yet with warmth still here around me
Autumn’s yet to have its say
There’s still time for shorts and t-shirts
and for sitting in the sun
for though the days are shorter
cooler times have yet to come
So as a child of summer
Autumn days can bide their time
for I’m still happy in the sun
whilst it stays warm and fine
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
26 Aug 2019 2 Comments
in Beach, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, Seasons, wordsmith Tags: beach, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sea, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Many days have I spent
near the diamond-cast sea
as it shines and it glints in the sun
Tranquility here
with a book and a beer
and a pen to capture the fun
Summer and Winter
Autumn and Spring
this beach hut throughout the year
is all that I need
when soul shine is freed
with the beach and the sea quite so near
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
16 Dec 2018 1 Comment
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons Tags: Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seagulls, seasons, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Throughout the year the seagulls
as seasons come and go
are always out there for me
be it sunshine, rain or snow
In the winter and the autumn
In the Springtime when it’s green
In the summer when it’s nice and warm
There are seagulls I’ll have seen
Always out there flying
or swooping ‘cross the sea
I’m so glad I have the seagulls
as they’re part of life for me
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
01 Dec 2018 4 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons Tags: birthday, Christmas, December, festive, holly, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
December comes and tradition
sees the tree go up tonight
Decorations hanging all around
‘most everywhere in sight
For us it sees a birthday
Holly’s twenty-five this year
and sharing it with Christmas
always brings us all good cheer
So here’s a berry-red reminder
at the last month’s curtain call
Another year to pass us by
Seasons greetings to you all
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
13 Nov 2018 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Sussex Tags: home, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, South Downs, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
In May there is green
as we walk on these hills
and breathe in the air
as a cure for all ills
In August there’s ochre
as the harvest grows ripe
and these hills bring a smile
from the grumble and gripe
In December there’s white
and the snow on these hills
serves as reminder
that this is Sussex still
©Jemverse
Photo – The Sussex hills looking to Fulking Escarpment – Jempics
