19 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Nature, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, lavender, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Bought two big lavenders in pots
two years or so ago
and whereas one has grown abundant
the other one’s been slow
Having said that, the one I planted
is the one that’s done the best
So there’s a lesson here I think
to learn and in that time invest
So now I have transplanted
the one that was pot bound
to join the other in the sunshine
planted firmly in the ground
And I guess that I am hoping
it will do the same for me
and next year come out in flowers
like the other, brilliantly
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
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18 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in family, Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, wordsmith
Tags: animals, anniversary, family, fun, Jemverse, poem, poet, poetic, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry, zoo
We went down to Drusillas
for our anniversary
four of us this time, Bezza
Sally, Grace and me
There were parties of schoolchildren
but we made an escape bid
and marched on up ahead of them
so from the masses hid
Sal and I as senior citizens
got cheaper entry too
First time to take advantage
just for asking, as you do
And we made sure that we got there
when it opened on the dot
As that’s always best on days like this
especially when it’s hot
We saw marmosets and meercats
and penguins and anteaters
and goats and little horses
beavers, otters and some cheetahs
Capybara munching breakfast
Monkeys resting on their knees
some really laid back lemurs
and coatis climbing trees
It really was a special day
and we’re really pleased we came
As Drusillas is fantastic
and never quite the same
There’s always something different
to capture imagination
so it’s somewhere we return to
as it holds such fascination.
©Jemverse
Photo – laid back black lemur – Drusillas zoo park, Alfriston, Sussex – Jempics
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17 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
10 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
Slonk Hill circle to the Dyke,
sky surfers with a beer
Much warmer in the sunshine,
filled our hearts with cheer
Cloud cover in the afternoon
but when the sun came out
It was warmer than we’d felt of late,
of that there was no doubt
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted ‘Walking Sussex 3‘ on 15 May 2014
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16 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, Sussex, wordsmith
Tags: beach, Jemverse, ocean, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sea, stormy, Sussex, verse, waves, wordsmith, writing poetry
9 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
Muddy brown midst churning waves
I hear the ocean sing
with yellow skies beneath the grey
and seagulls on the wing
Tumultuous the breakers there
foaming on the beach
the anger of the waters’ voice
staying out of reach
Yet despite that thinly veiled threat
there is beauty here today
the power of these Sussex shores
which take my breath away
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted this as ‘Sussex shores and breath taken‘ on 5 January 2016
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14 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Creative Writing, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith
Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
7 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
Beachy Head to Birling Gap,
the lighthouse red and white
The Seven Sisters rolling cliffs
made an awesome sight
Day four of walking Sussex
and this one by the coast
The hottest day we’ve had so far
and the week is gone, almost.
©Jemverse
Photo – the seven sisters, Sussex coast – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted ‘Walking Sussex 4‘ on 16 May 2014
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13 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in Beach, Love, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, Sussex, wordsmith
Tags: beach, Jemverse, love, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sea, Shoreham, soulmates, sunset, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing
6 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
Sun sets on a winter sea
Golden ‘cross wet sand
as we go walking at low tide
as lovers, hand in hand
Obi’s here of course with us
trotting at our feet
His paws wet in the water
and enjoying this fine treat
And though there’s chill upon the air
there’s warmth within the sun
as it sinks beneath the Western sea
now the daytime is all done
By and by we’ll head back home
but for now a lingering stare
across the golden water
as the light, it fades out there
For this is Sussex by the sea
and these view they are our own
Never ceasing to bring wonder
Here in Shoreham, we call home
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted ‘A Sussex View’ on 2 February 2019
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12 Jul 2019
by Jem Croucher
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith
Tags: creative writing, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Sussex, verse, Walking, writing poetry
5 of 10 in the Jemverse ‘Sussex’ series
Today we walked from Ring to Ring
beneath a winter sky
The sun shone bright despite the threat
of rainfall by and by
Plans long laid, fruition saw
a walk unlike no other
With smile and gusto two men went
friends yes, but also brothers
Cissbury came and Cissbury went
rain followed sun with thunder
But in between the blue skies came
and Chanctonbury wonder
Thirteen miles of Sussex hill
more on the morrow too
The weather promising much less rain
and maybe sunshine too.
©Jemverse
Photo – Chanctonbury Ring, Sussex – Jempics
Jemverse originally posted ‘Ringing Sussex‘ on 17 November 2014
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