Born to the sun VI

Born to the sun and born to a beach
which I'm going to now 'cos it's in easy reach
and today is my birthday and I'm sixty-three
so a day in the sun makes good sense to me
I'll be there with the Beans so it will be the best
for good conversation, some laughs and the rest
and this evening much later to Brighton we'll go
for a meal and some beers to conclude the show

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Photo – Jempics

In the sun II

Wolfgang on the garden bench
panting in the sun
whilst I sit down relaxing
now my working week is done
The warmth today is growing
so whilst I am sitting here
he's given his permission
for me to have a nice cold beer

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Photo – Sally Croucher

One IX

9 of 12 in the Jemverse series ’12 months V’

Maybe May will find me
on the beach once more
as warmer days get warmer
and summer waits in store
Maybe May will be the one
to see those doors flung wide
for long days in the sunshine
no more the place to hide
Maybe May will see these things
as they're the thing to do
for the fifth month and summer
are quite symbiotic too

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Photo – Jempics

Summer in April

At the end of April, summer
made an early show of hand
as the sun shone warm on Sussex
fair across this pleasant land
So I put a best foot forward
took advantage with no shame
once more into the hedgerow
bordered pathways, trails and lane
Exploring parts of Sussex
I had never been before
in this lovely springtime sunshine
as that's just what it is for

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Photo – Jempics

Magical

Twelve scribings revisited; 6 of 12 in the Jemverse series ‘Malleable Days’

Magical this influence
of Mother Nature’s hand
blessed with a dose of sunshine
all across the land
Springtime knows no boundaries
her hand is everywhere
painting all with colour
for everyone to share

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Photo – Jempics

‘Magical‘ was first published via Jemverse on 17 April 2018

First Daisy II

First daisy down there
in the grass
waiting for me
as I passed
Radient with sunshine flare
I took a pic
to onward share
and with the green
a painting framed
as gilt-edged it
the Springtime named

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Photo – Jempics

Sunshine XII (tanaga)

Found a pool of golden sun
knew that Spring had now begun
and I'd once more found the one
proving winter blues are done

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Photo – Jempics

[Tanaga is a Tahitian poetic 4-line rhyming stanza each with 7 syllables]

Sunshine XI (bussokuseki)

Here I am, smitten
once again head over heels
a poor Romeo
with the beauty of your face
and the radiance around
as throughout each day you tread

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Photo – Jempics

[Bussokuseki is a Japanese non-rhyming poetic form with a syllabic sequencing of 5/7/5/7/7/7]

Sunshine X (dalit)

Golden, you are magnificent
Humbled, I squint in your presence
and lay prostrate beneath your warmth
to revel in the glory here

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Photo – Jempics

[Dalit is a Tahitian poetic form comprising a four-line non-rhyming stanza each of 8 syllables]

Sunshine IX (jemaiku)

It is just like a tonic
one full to the brim
with magical qualities
to restore the soul
and rekindle brighter things
for more tomorrows

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Photo – Emily Rose Croucher

[jemaiku is a Japanese-inspired 6-line poetic form in a non-rhyming syllabic sequence of 7/5/7/5/7/5]