18 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in Life, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith Tags: birthday, creative writing, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
I’ve seen sixty summers
and have loved every one
For back in the fifties
I was born to the sun
A child of a Thursday
I had far to go
And I’m still on the journey
and still in the flow
I’ve memories a plenty
and a lot more to come
for this child of the summer
who was born to the sun
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
05 Jun 2019 1 Comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, sun, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, light, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
In this chill air, this morning
when the light has just begun
I shiver in the sunshine
for the night is barely done
In this warm air, this noontime
with the light is in full swing
I bathe in the full sunshine
with the warmth that it will bring
In this cool air, this evening
when the light begins to fade
I recollect the sunshine
as the shadows grow to shade
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
01 Jun 2019 1 Comment
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, June, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
Momentum carries us to June
from the month of May
The sunshine warm, the summer here
the lengthening of day
And loud I hear the whooping cheer
for summertime now come
Days of whimsy wait for all
now springtime is undone
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
08 May 2019 3 Comments
in Beach, poem, Poet, Poetry, sun, wordsmith Tags: beach, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
It’s a beautiful thing
A perfect distraction
sitting with sunshine out here
And with a good book to read
and the breeze on my brow
I will often be here with a beer
It just something I do
Along (I would say)
with many all over the place
As the joy of sitting
with sunshine out here
is a gift born simply of grace
©Jemverse
Photo – Jem on the beach in the sun with a beer – Sally Croucher
04 May 2019 1 Comment
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Shoreham, Spring, sun, Sussex, wordsmith Tags: allotment, cherry, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, spring, sunshine, verse, wordsmith, writing poetry
The cherry blossom’s in full bloom
on the allotment in the sun
as I sit here and write a while
now the strimming is all done
The grass grows quick this time of year
so I’m down here quite a bit
with spare batteries in my bag
in case the good ones quit
It’s quite cathartic working here
watching as things grow
but it’s nicer still just sitting
in the sunshine, as you know
So I’ll sit here with the blossom
beneath the deep blue sky
content to ponder for a while
as time slips slowly by
©Jemverse
Photo – cherry tree blossom, Ham Field allotments, Shoreham, Sussex. Spring 2019 – Jempics
02 May 2019 1 Comment
in garden, poem, Poet, Poetry, Spring, sun, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, spring, sunshine, verse, warmth, wordsmith, writing poetry
The warmth returned
and with it came
a thing with a forgotten name
It bathed most
everything it saw
with light and warmth and something more
Je ne sais quoi?
I cannot say
but it was lovely yesterday
So it’s my hope
it will decide
to stay a while and here reside
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
12 Apr 2019 2 Comments
in haiku, poem, Poet, Poetry, Spring, sun, wordsmith Tags: 3 lines, haiku, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, spring, sunshine, wordsmith, writing poetry
Doors flung wide open
the outside comes inside now
with fragrance of Spring
The stranger visits
looking for a place to sit
Anywhere will do
And its radiance
paints everything golden here
Sparkles all over
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
