29 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, Smile, Summer, wordsmith Tags: beach, heat, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, smile, Summer, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Momentum carries me forward
into the heat of the day
for a warmth that summer belongs to
with feeling mere words cannot say
It’s the season I always long for
Its comfort a tangible thing
Its presence to hold and cling onto
for a smile and a reason to sing
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
20 Nov 2019 3 Comments
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Seasons, wordsmith Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, Summer, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
Yes, there’s beauty in winter
I’ll give you that
But, no brainer given the choice
As between both of these
Quite opposed to the freeze
it’s the summer in which I rejoice
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
02 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, Travel, wordsmith Tags: Croatia, cruise, Dubrovnik, holiday, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
We’re off to find the summer
for a little while at least
and from now til mid-November
all working has now ceased
Yet we shiver in our shirtsleeves
beneath cold English skies
before towards the summer
our big jet plane it flies
Dubrovnik in Croatia
awaits us basking in the sun
beginning here our autumn break
with eight more days to come
©Jemverse
Photo – Dubrovnik, Croatia – Jempics
[‘Finding summer’ is the first of twelve poems capturing our autumn 2019 ‘Adriatic Affair’ cruise aboard the Marella Celebration. From 24 through 31 October we visited…
24/10 – Dubrovnik, Croatia (‘Finding Summer’ (02/11) and ‘Dubrovnik Divine’ (03/11))
25/10 – Hvar, Croatia (‘Hvar’ (04/11) and ‘Hoorah for Hvar’ (05/11))
26/10 – Ancona, Italy (‘Ancona Encore’ (06/11) and ‘Ancona II’ (07/11))
27/10 – Koper, Slovenia (‘Koper’ (08/11))
28/10 – Venice, Italy (‘Venice (touch & go)’ (09/11) and ‘Venice II’ (10/11))
29/10 – Rijeka, Croatia (‘Rijeka’ (11/11)), and
30/10 – Split, Croatia (‘An unexpected tricycle ride’ (12/11) and ‘Split II’ (13/11))
…before sailing back into Dubrovnik for the flight home on the 31st]
22 Oct 2019 1 Comment
in Boat, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith Tags: Dubrovnik, holiday, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Two days to go
until summer returns
for eight days for Sally and I
As packing our bags
to Dubrovnik we’re bound
on Thursday morning to fly
And it will be good
at least for a week
to feel warmth from the sunshine once more
Relaxation sublime
with weather so fine
and one or treats I am sure
©Jemverse
Photo – dawn over Dubrovnik, Croatia – Jempics
03 Sep 2019 1 Comment
in garden, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith Tags: garden, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, Sussex, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Sussex Prairies was a find
up near Henfield way
A lovely sculpture garden
on a lovely summer’s day
Yellow flowers in abundance
enjoyed by everyone
exemplified the sculpture
in the glorious August sun
And after cake and cups of tea
we took a new route home
Pleased this place discovered
Somewhere else to us now known
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
02 Sep 2019 1 Comment
in dog, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sussex, Walks, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, Sussex, verse, Walking, wordsmith, writing poetry
Ditching Beacon in late summer
with views of Sussex Weald
walking slowly in the heat
cast by the sun’s strong yield
Wolfgang’s with us trotting slow
sniffing here and there
Inquisitive, excited
the moment here to share
By and by we’ll head on home
but an ice-cream first I think
Eating quickly, lest they melt
whilst Wolfgang has a drink
©Jemverse
Photo – from the the top of Ditchling Beacon, West Sussex – Jempics
[Wolfgang is our daughter’s 10-month old Patterdale Terrier]
31 Aug 2019 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Summer, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, lavender, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Bagged up all my lavender
in bunches hung above me
drying out and making
all around me smell quite lovely
A bumper crop this year
has meant a lot more bags to do
which later on as little gifts
may find their way to you
It’s really a cathartic way
to spend a summer day
bagging up the lavender
I’ve grown along the way
A day I spend least once a year
each harvest to remember
Sometimes in late August
Sometimes in September
©Jemverse
Photo – this year’s lavender crop, bagged up and ready to go – Jempics
