27 Dec 2019 2 Comments
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: beauty, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, seasons, smile, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
Crystalline clarity out there today
in the treeline over the way
A frosting has covered the fields overnight
with beauty mere words can’t portray
So I’ll not waste them here but contented instead
I’ll quietly stand here for a while
and let Winter’s wonder embellish instead
that picture in mind for a smile
©Jemverse
Photo Jempics
26 Dec 2019 2 Comments
in Beach, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: beach, Jemverse, lovely, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
On the beach a lone kite-surfer came
to brave December chill
as a wintry and forgotten sun
sat in a low sky still
Bright it was in yellow sky
and despite the brittle air
The beauty of that moment
was really special there
But then again, it always is
down on this Southern shore
as whenever we both come this way
we always long for more
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
06 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in beauty, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: beauty, Jemverse, Kew, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Thames, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
I’ve stood by this river in Summer
and early Spring and in fall
but in spite of the chill in the winter
the view is the best one of all
For the sun is low in its apex
and as it shines through the trees to the east
the way it catches the water
provides here a visual feast
So I stood for a moment and shivered
and took in this beautiful scene
grateful for all of the seasons
and the times that here I have been
©Jemverse
Photo – the Thames at Kew Bridge, December 2019
23 Nov 2019 3 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: cold, Jemverse, November, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
And now the iron chill
shouts loud with brutality
as if we didn’t know it
with absolute totality
Winter’s here, no doubt of that
November takes firm hold
with battle grey the colour
reminiscent of this cold
We wrap up warm in winter coats
for what is waiting there
Resigned against the onslaught
we face the brittle air
©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
19 Nov 2019 2 Comments
in poem, Poet, Poetry, Winter, wordsmith Tags: cold, Jemverse, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, promise, rhyme, verse, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
I can tell it is winter
as it’s dark when I leave
and dark when I’m on my way home
As I’m all of a quiver
with a shake and a shiver
from the cold that brings chill to the bone
It’s not a season
I will freely admit
I’d encourage or even condone
Yet there’s reason to sing
as it’s followed by Spring
so I’ve really no reason to moan
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
01 Nov 2019 1 Comment
in Autumn, poem, Poet, Poetry, tanka, Winter, wordsmith Tags: Autumn, Jemverse, November, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, tanka, winter, wordsmith, writing poetry
And so November
Colder days have taken hold
as wrapped up people shiver
into winter
With the swansong of Autumn
for the year-end’s curtain call
©Jemverse
Photo – Jempics
