05 Mar 2021 1 Comment
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, tanka, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, tanka, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
It is quiet now
and dark and silent and still
Night-time clings on here
determined not to let go
Failing as the morning comes
Light slowly merges
The darkness slip-slides away
as a new day dawns
Witness to awakening
this is privilege indeed
And here to welcome
without fail the dawn chorus
Lifting voice I sing
and join this happy refrain
for morning has come again
©Jemverse
Picture – ‘Hayase’ by Yoshida Hiroshi (1933)
05 Feb 2021 3 Comments
in Peace, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: dawn, Jemverse, morning, peace, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, quiet, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
These early mornings
I’ll attest
are good for me
the very best
The gentle rain
just after dawn
with still the air
of new day born
And solitude
where here about
a whisper sounds
just like a shout
I relish this
the quietning time
as it is almost
wholly mine
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
09 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, silence, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
In this precious hour
It is as if I’m draped in silk
Luxurious, awake to morning
Yet still cocooned
In dove-cote doors of slumber
The world still sleeps
Yet I bathe in this
Delicious silence
Where just the scratch of pen
Alludes to magic as words appear
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
09 Sep 2020 3 Comments
in Creative Writing, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: inspiration, Jemverse, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, quiet, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Five in the morning
September, still dark
and as usual midweek
I’m up with the lark
The world is still silent
the night not yet done
though a tinge in the East
shows the morning has come
And a whisper seems loud
like a shout as my pen
scratches the surface
with sounds now and then
As words from my mind
find the surface and lay
fresh on the paper
with something to say
And I love this still time
it is as a friend
a comfort and solace
on which to depend
It instils inspiration
unmeasured and free
to use and exploit
by the poet in me
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
17 Mar 2020 Leave a comment
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: day, home, Jemverse, life, light, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Today I will probably work for a while
I’ll start about eight I would think
But first I’ll sit here and look at the world
as I’ve still some more coffee to drink
It’s raining today and the sky is all grey
yet still with hardly a breeze
But from the way that people are dressed up out there
I’ll not venture out lest I freeze
Today I will probably stay warm indoors
I’ll listen to music and smile
cosy and snuggled and comfy and home
where I’m happy to stay for a while
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
16 Mar 2020 Leave a comment
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: day, Jemverse, life, light, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
By my window of a morning
when my blogs have been updated
I will sit here with my coffee
’til my mind is satiated
For there’s one thing I like to do
before I start my day
Commit to paper a few lines
in my own special way
It doesn’t have to be that long
a few short words suffice
But the commitment is cathartic
and a pleasure which is nice
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
23 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, lovely, moon, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
Crescent moon up in the blue
bright shining in the sky
on a brittle winter morning
really caught my eye
Ethereal there through the trees
daylight just a whisper
I stood and watched her for a while
just in case I missed her
For she was simply stunning
and I felt honoured to be there
trusted with the tasking
of that moment here to share
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
10 Feb 2020 2 Comments
in dreams, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: dreams, Jemverse, morning, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, slumber, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Still dark when I wake
to stumble from slumber
the light yet a good while away
Cold water to waken
from dreams I’d mistaken
for what was the start of the day
©Jemverse
Photo – Wattpad (via Google)
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
30 May 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: dawn, Jemverse, morning, peace, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunrise, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Got up early
Went for a wander
as the sun rose on Frogmore Lane
Retraced my steps
to the path on the hill
on my own and peaceful again
There were sheep in the field
looking at me
with a quizzical look on their face
Wondered I guess
what I was about
so early in this lovely place
There was birdsong to hear
high up in the trees
a wonderful music and sound
So idyllic here
at this early hour
with no one but me here around
I walked down the path
to sit on a stile
and watch as the morning took hold
And the warmth of the sun
as it rose in the east
painted all that I saw with gold
©Jemverse
Photo – Early morning – Meon Valley, Hampshire, UK – Jempics.
[Every year in May, my brother Dave and I go out for a week’s walking. This year we took in a series of circular walks based around our favourite long-distance trail – the South Downs Way through Hampshire and Sussex]
