27 Feb 2020
by Jem Croucher
in Nature, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Winter, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Stanmer, Sussex, trees, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
In Stanmer Woods the trees stand tall
and sheltered down below
I stand as if on tippy-toe
as I’m quietly in the know
For up above the wind blows free
with frigid winter blast
yet down upon the bracken floor
there’s stillness here to last
Seldom green still at this time
the crisp of winter clings
yet snowdrops on the barren ground
swift the Springtime brings
In Stanmer Woods there’s evidence
of Mother Nature’s pride
and here I can embrace it
with my arms held open wide
©Jemverse
Photo – Stanmer Woods, Sussex – Jempics
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18 Nov 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Nature, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: beauty, Jemverse, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Nature’s hand came calling
in our garden yesterday
Left little diamond clusters
for us as if to say
This was its way of saying
that there’s beauty everywhere
and if we just look around us
we will find it waiting there
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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20 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in haiku, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, wordsmith
Tags: 3lines, green, growth, haiku, Jemverse, me, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Summer, wordsmith, writing poetry
This circular green
Grown, cut back, abundant now
as summer takes hold
This circular green
A comfort true and fragrant
These summer senses
This circular green
With me, part of me, in me
I am in summer
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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11 Apr 2019
by Jem Croucher
in beauty, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: beauty, Jemverse, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry, yellow
Little yellow dandelions
growing wildly there
And yes, I know that they are weeds
but I don’t really care
For anything that’s yellow
and grown by Nature’s hand
is good and I’m content with that
especially on my land
So they can keep on growing
yellow in the sun
as I’ll be sure to leave them
to be loved by everyone
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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17 Jun 2018
by Jem Croucher
in Life, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog
Tags: allotment, Jemverse, life, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, writing poetry
Went to the allotment
the sun wasn’t there
But I attacked all the weeds
that had grown everywhere
And I planted nasturtiums
and more lavender too
To add to the ones which
from seedlings I grew
I watered the onions
and talked to the beans
Said they would soon grow
in the light and sunbeams
It’s not looking bad
and the grass is quite short
But things aren’t growing
quite as fast as we thought
Mind you, the lavender
(My favourite by far)
is looking quite lovely
and spectacular
It’s attracting the bees
which is what we all need
As they will in turn
pollinate all the seeds
And nature’s life cycle
when the summer is done
will yield I am sure
lots of produce with sun
Which we’ll then partake
and enjoy with good cheer
Before planting begins
once again come next year
©Jemverse
Photo – Ham Field allotments, Shoreham, June 2018 – Jempics
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16 Jun 2018
by Jem Croucher
in music, Nature, poem, Poet, Poetry
Tags: Instagram, Jemverse, music, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, woodland, writing poetry
The quietness of the woodland brook
is always worth a second look
For with its trickle so it sings
and with it a new music brings
©Jemverse
Photo – from Jemverse on Instagram, May 2018 – Jempics
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05 Jun 2018
by Jem Croucher
in poem, Poet, Poetry
Tags: Instagram, Jemverse, life, nature, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, writing poetry
In rippling brook the water flows
Whence it came I do not know
Suffice to say its pleasant sound
is quite the nicest thing around
©Jemverse
Photo – from Jemverse on Instagram, May 2018 – Jempics
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