30 Sep 2023 3 Comments
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It's the last day of September Twenty twenty-three and the day of a new marriage of our daughter Grace to Lee A day of new beginnings with our seventh family member which each year on 30/9 us Beans will all remember So here's a toast, the first of many on this very special day to Grace and Lee for happiness to speed you on your way
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29 Sep 2023 2 Comments
in Boat, Creative Writing, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, Shoreham, wordsmith Tags: cruise, Jemverse, P.S. Waverley, paddle steamer, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Shoreham, wordsmithing, writing poetry
On the world's last ocean-going paddle steamer we sailed from Shoreham to the Isle of Wight A day on the The Waverley starting at nine and returning much later that night It was the best day we could ever wish for and we both had a wonderful time sailing the waters of England's South Coast on a day in September, sublime
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Built in 1946, The Waverley is the world’s last ocean-going passenger-carrying paddle steamer. On 13th September 2023 we had the very great privilege of joining a daytime cruise from our home port of Shoreham-by-Sea to the Isle of Wight and then on to Southampton.
Photo – P.S. Waverley departing Shoreham (Kingston beach in background)
28 Sep 2023 2 Comments
in family, Life, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, wordsmith Tags: Brighton, Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, triathlon, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
So, the Brighton Triathlon which Grace has now done Swimming and cycling and then a long run In the heat on a Sunday under the sun she's a rockstar, totally true And then to the Wick for something to eat with a beer for the cooling here in the heat as we need to celebrate Grace's great feat Cos she's a rockstar, totally true
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Photo – the start of the Brighton Triathlon, Sunday 10th September 2023. Grace (our daughter) is in amongst the swimmers there in the sea with the remains of Brighton’s West Pier in the background.
27 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in Beach, Boat, Creative Writing, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Sea, wordsmith Tags: boat, Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sea, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
Moving slowly along under power we saw Jack's sailing boat just off the coast Watched as he motored closer to shore making like us here, the most Weighed anchor out there so I pinged him a poke PM'd him to wish him good day Took a pic of the boat and sent it out there as it seemed the right thing to say
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Photo – Jempics
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
Ah, the beach hut, lovely place warm sunshine there in my face no hint of breeze, well - just a trace September does us proud Just back in August we were bereft as from July the summer left but now it's back with hand of deft September does us proud And now we're back here at the beach not far from home, in easy reach a thing or two to August teach September does us proud
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Photo – Jempics
25 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in Beach, Creative Writing, Happiness, Life, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, sun, wordsmith Tags: beach, beach hut, Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, Summer, sunshine, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
And this is heaven, thirty plus Here in September, all the fuss of August that abandoned us when summer wasn't here The sunshine's hot just overhead and I am basking here instead with no bad weather coming dread now summer's clearly here
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Photo – Sally Croucher
24 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in Autumn, Creative Writing, Life, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Seasons, Sunset, wordsmith Tags: Autumn, Jemverse, life, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, sunset, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
At the sunset of a summer day fronds of fading capture light and low to ground whilst looking up all this I favour in my sight Analogy of life lived long as autumn's season now begins and with the glow of setting sun with fading fronds my heart it sings
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Photo – Jempics
23 Sep 2023 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, Summer, Sunset, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, September, Summer, sunset, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
In mid-September evening came the daytime burnt away emblazoned in a Western sky the embers of the day A testament that summer wasn't done or finished yet evidenced by what we'd seen or what we'd get to get
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Photo – Jempics
22 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in Life, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, treasure, wordsmith Tags: gold, Jemverse, life, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, treasure, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
And to these days when all I hold is flecked with rust or painted gold I know which of these I prefer So to the gold I will defer The rust it takes a second place Resting with its fall from grace Yet not forgotten all these things as each have given cause to sing Rust can be changed Re-vigour gleaned to witness gold with surface cleaned So of the gold and of the rust to each I cling as each I trust
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[Of rust and gold was first posted in February 2019, repeated in December 2022 and revisited today]
Photo – Jempics
21 Sep 2023 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, Life, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, Walks, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, life, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, Walking, wordsmithing, writing poetry
Went for a walk down by the sea Near to the waves as they sang to me Went for a walk up on Sussex hill Near to the Downs a longing to fill Went for a walk along river’s bank always a thrill to be perfectly frank Went for a walk just down the road and thought of this rhyme there as a I strode Went for a walk through life as you do This analogy right for me through and through
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[Went for a walk was first posted in February 2017 but slightly revisited today]
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