05 Dec 2019 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Travel, wordsmith, Work Tags: Jemverse, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sleep, travelling, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
The dawn’s not yet broken
and I’m travelling again
on the road for one more business trip
With birds still asleep
as the night is yet deep
I tip toe up the road lest I slip
The street lights are out
and everything’s dark
the silence is still and complete
And I quickly go
so no-one will know
and the world remains safely asleep
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
13 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sunset, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Croatia, holiday, Jemverse, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Split, sunset, travel, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Sitting on deck six
with Split across the way
Picturing all the things
that have made this holiday
It has been all we hoped for
and though we fly home on the morrow
It is with happiness we’re leaving
and not one tinged with sorrow
For we’ve criss-crossed the Adriatic
seen sunshine and some rain
Visited new places and
been back to some again
We’re just a little browner
than we were a week ago
which judging by the time of year
is quite nice to have on show
And we’ve memories a-plenty
captured by the things we’ve seen
and the very many lovely
places this past week we’ve been
So now with quiet reflection
as the ship prepares to sail
returning to Dubrovnik
all these things here I regale
Split, this lovely city
perfect Swansong to this time
so I’ll end this little series
with that thought upon this line
©Jemverse
Photo – sunset over the Adriatic from Split, Croatia – Jempics
[‘Split II’ concludes the series of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
11 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Croatia, holiday, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Rijeka, travel, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
In Rijeka in the market
whilst making little fuss
a lovely lady sold us socks
hand-knitted just for us
Yellow painted buildings
suggested that this city
once held a lot more grandeur
now faded more’s the pity
Still, we had a little walkabout
soaked up the local flair
celebrating somewhere different
and simply being there
©Jemverse
Photo – Rijeka, Croatia – Jempics
[‘Rijeka’ is the tenth of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
09 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Travel, wordsmith Tags: cruise, fog, holiday, Italy, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, travel, Venice, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
The fog came down, it was quite thick
and we weren’t moving far
and dropping anchor out at sea
was unspectacular
Then the captain on the tannoy said
Venice was closed today
which as you might imagine
was met with some dismay
But then out there to starboard
a pale sun made a show
and as the pea soup dissipated
the ship prepared to go
A loud ‘hoorah’ erupted
when the captain later on
said that Venice had re-opened
and it wouldn’t be that long
before the pilot came and joined us
and we’d be underway
into Venetian waters
on this lovely holiday
©Jemverse
Photo – a fog-bound Marella Celebration – Jempics
[‘Venice (touch n go)’ is the eighth of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
07 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Ancona, holiday, Italy, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, travel, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
I sat on the sun deck with a cold beer
in the hot Ancona sun
watching the Superfast ferry unload
until the unloading was done
Hundreds of lorries off on their way
into Italy with cargoes intact
Like a well-oiled machine, facinating to see
from my lofty position, relaxed
So I watched as I waited for an hour or two
as all the time in the world here have I
Before Slovenia bound we disembark
which I think kicks off around five
©Jemverse
Photo – Ancona docks, Italy (from deck 9 of the Marella ‘Celebration’) – Jempics
[’Ancona II’ is the sixth of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
06 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, sun, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Ancona, holiday, Italy, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Roman, sunshine, Trajan, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Ancona encore
with a climb up the hill
to cathedral and Roman remains
The sun shone down bright
on this lovely sight
that Ancona in Italy claims
Ancona encore
for the Trajan gate
viewed from high over the sea
This Italian port
in October sun caught
A highlight for Sally and me
©Jemverse
Photo – The Trajan Gate, Ancona, Italy (built in 116 A.D.) – Jempics
[‘Ancona Encore’ is the fifth of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
05 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, sun, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Croatia, Hvar, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunshine, travel, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Hoorah for Hvar
so pleased that we came
for it was hotter today that we’d hoped
But walking quite slow
with iced beers on the go
somehow we managed and coped
Hoorah for Hvar
it has been a blast
one more perfect day for us now
This holiday break
seems settled to make
for great times with hot sun on the brow
©Jemverse
Photo – Hvar, Croatia from the castle walls – Jempics
[‘Hoorah for Hvar’ is the fourth of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
