And so to circles
Spreading like raindrops
in summer puddles
they give to reflection
for a moment or two
And then they are gone
Like whimsy
on a sunshine day
©Jemverse
Image and words from #Jemverse on Instagram – June 2019
24 Jun 2019 3 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Rain, Summer, wordsmith Tags: circle, creative writing, Instagram, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, raindrops, Summer, verse, whimsy, wordsmith, writing poetry
And so to circles
Spreading like raindrops
in summer puddles
they give to reflection
for a moment or two
And then they are gone
Like whimsy
on a sunshine day
©Jemverse
Image and words from #Jemverse on Instagram – June 2019
12 Jun 2019 3 Comments
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: confusion, Instagram, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, puzzlement, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Tiring, this feeling
of being spaced out
It’s as if I am here
and yet there is doubt
Perhaps I am somewhere
else altogether
But I’m not sure that’s true
or even if whether
it’s right that I should be
elsewhere but right here
All that I know is
it’s not all that clear
©Jemverse
Words & image from Jemverse on Instagram – May 2019
27 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sunset Tags: gold, Instagram, Jemverse, kiss, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunset, treasure, verse, writing poetry
Of the sunsets I’ve seen
these aspects of gold
are treasures to cherish
and assets to hold
For each is a promise
to capture and seize
from the sun in the sky
like a kiss on the breeze
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on Instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
26 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sunset Tags: awe, gold, Instagram, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunset, verse, wonder, writing poetry
On the footbridge returning
from a day on the beach
there’s a place where I stand
that’s within easy reach
to envelop myself
in the colours I see
and gaze out in wonder
as it falls around me
For here there are moments
to capture and hold
as each sunset settles
to aspects of gold
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on Instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
25 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sunset Tags: golden, Instagram, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunset, sunshine, verse, wonder, writing poetry
Golden the sunshine
Drips from the sky
To the water below
As sunsets come by
And the river just glows
To this golden encore
As I’m caught in the moment
With wonder and awe
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on Instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
20 Oct 2018 3 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, words Tags: bright moments, Instagram, Jemverse, joy, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry, zest
Cathartic the writing
Long have I written
For with poetic voice
I am truly smitten
I write with a passion
as I want you to see
The zest of the life
I have around me
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on Instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
19 Oct 2018 3 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, words Tags: Instagram, Jemverse, joy, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing, writing poetry
Cathartic the writing
It’s something I do
for I love to find words
to share here with you
To metre and form
and syntax and rhyme
I’ll find ways to bring
them time after time
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on Instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
18 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, words Tags: cheer, Instagram, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordcraft, wordsmith, writing poetry
Cathartic the writing
the pen to the page
Words from the poet
the seer and sage
To capture life’s moments
like a photograph here
And bring to the reader
a little more cheer
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on instagram, September 2018 – Jempics
06 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, poem, Poet, Poetry Tags: 3 lines, haiku, inspiration, Instagram, Jemverse, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, wordcraft, writing poetry
This inspiration
found in life and echoed here
Clear, the Poet’s Voice
©Jemverse
Photo & background artwork – from #Jemverse on instagram, August 2018 – Jempics
05 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, poem, Poet, Poetry Tags: 3 lines, haiku, Instagram, Jemverse, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, writing poetry
The silver on the
glistening sea, a poet’s
voice to poetry
©Jemverse
Photo & background artwork – from #Jemverse on instagram, August 2018 – Jempics