09 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, Spring, wordsmith Tags: Japanese, Jemverse, laughter, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Sedoka, Springtime, wordsmith, writing poetry
Shouting to the world
laughter grows and gathers pace
to turn back the growing tide
Softened by Springtime
Gentleness and comfort spreads
there with a warming embrace
©Jemverse
Photo – ‘Painter by Ferryboat’ – woodcut on paper – Yamada Basuke (©1930)
Sedoka is a japanese poetry form comprising 38 syllables spread over 6 non-rhyming lines with a syllabic sequence of 5,7,7, 5,7,7
08 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sedoka, Smile, wordsmith Tags: Japanese, Jemverse, laughter, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Sedoka, smile, wordsmith, writing poetry
Holding close that thought
the curl of a smile takes hold
and turns into laughter loud
there in the face of
menacing adversity
I stand proud and tall and firm
©Jemverse
Photo – ‘Painter by Ferryboat’ – woodcut on paper – Yamada Basuke (©1930)
Sedoka is a japanese poetry form comprising 38 syllables spread over 6 non-rhyming lines with a syllabic sequence of 5,7,7, 5,7,7
21 Mar 2020 Leave a comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Spring, sun, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, laughter, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, spring, sunshine, verse, worsdsmith, writing poetry
Sunshine shadow
casts a glance
with nonchalance and whimsy
warming through the window
but outside still frail and flimsy
Sunshine shadow
gains in strength
now though as Springtime garners
new life from winter’s barren hands
for gardeners and farmers
Sunshine shadow
brings to me
a promise edged with laughter
which following the winter chill
is what we all are after
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
31 Jul 2019 3 Comments
in Beach, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, wordsmith Tags: beach, Jemverse, laughter, poem, poet, poetic, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sea, verse, waves, wordsmith, writing poetry
The breeze was a stiff one
but the sunshine was warm
down on the beach yesterday
And the sea was like turquoise
reflecting the sky
Quite lovely in every way
We walked on the shingle
and looked out to sea
counting the waves one by one
Laughs were caught by the wind
as each of us grinned
when the seventh big ones were done
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
06 May 2019 1 Comment
in family, garden, home, Life, music, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: family, garden, home, jazz, Jemverse, laughter, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Sunday in the garden
with jazz and sun and beer
And family, conversation
pavlova and good cheer
Laughter on the Springtime air
from here this afternoon
We’ve been out since breakfast
and evening’s coming soon
But Chris Barber and his clarinet
still has a voice to hear
so we’ll all stay a little while
and have another beer
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
21 Oct 2018 3 Comments
in family, Friends, Happiness, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry Tags: family, fun, Jemverse, laughter, life, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Scream Park, Shocktoberfest, Tulley's Fram, verse, writing poetry
We all went to Shocktoberfest
up at Tulley’s Farm
to be scared witness in the dark
whilst keeping free from harm
The men with chainsaws all were there
as were the scary clowns
But loud was all the laughter
to keep away the frowns
The hayride though the orchard
was probably the best
But truth be told we all enjoyed
each moment of the rest
Shocktoberfest in Sussex
comes round once a year
But it is simply brilliant
to couple cheer with fear
©Jemverse
Photo – the entrance to ‘Shocktoberfest’ at Tulley’s Farm, Sussex, UK – Jempics
The Shocktoberfest Scream Park at Tulley’s Farm has been voted as the UK’ s best. We went last night.
29 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in Beach, haiku, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea Tags: 3lines, beach, haiku, Instagram, Jemverse, laughter, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, sea, writing poetry
The bigger the waves
the louder my shout becomes
Laughing on the shore
©Jemverse
Photo – from #Jemverse on instagram, June 2018 – Jempics
