23 Jan 2024 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, Life, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, Moleskine, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, wordsmithing, writing poetry
A 'Moleskine' 'Smart', quite amazing
I write with my pen in my book
then go to the App on my i-phone
to get a new digital look
On the App I can edit the written
then email it straight to my Mac
where it's ready to publish on Jemverse
keeping me ever safely on track
©Jemverse
22 Jan 2024 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, nocturnal, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
Six hours before sunrise I sit with my pen
writing words on my paper of here, now and then
and the clock on the mantle is the only sound
to enter the silence herein around
Cathartic these times, I own them and hold
close to my heart as a warmth from the cold
For night time has none of that here over me
And it's only the beauty of writing I see
The words on my paper take substance and form
as the hands on the clock tick closer to morn
And I read them as writer and know they are fine
for they come from the heart and are wholly mine
By and by I will stop and slumber will come
sleep coming swiftly til night time is done
But my words provide testament and will remain
Until come the morrow I am here once again
©Jemverse
21 Nov 2023 1 Comment
in Creative Writing, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, truth, wordsmithing, writing poetry
In night time's moment of stillness and quiet with just the tick of the clock the scratch of a pen for a poet's demeanour is never something to mock For here are words of substance and beauty captured in silence for you the reader to realise and hold to the heart for every one of them's true
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18 Nov 2023 5 Comments
in Life, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: emotion, fear, frightened, Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, wordsmithing, writing poetry
In these still, quiet night time hours when all I need is sleep, and yet my mind is swirling, denying me of the one thing I crave and need I wish I could articulate, find the words but they escape, elude me this time. I am a man of words but a cruel silence is all I have in these scary times And I am small and frail and frightened.
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19 Oct 2023 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, wordsmithing, writing, writing poetry
It seems I can write and make people smile Even bring a few tears every once in a while Evidenced by when a short time ago I had cause to recite one I'd written you know And the things good folk said and repeated again after I'd finished with every refrain brought tears to my eyes, I can tell you right there Quite lovely to hear when your heart you have shared So as it seems I can write I will do so some more As that's what I am and what my life is for
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08 Oct 2023 3 Comments
in Creative Writing, Life, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, life, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmithing, writing, writing poetry
Been thinking about what I'd say if when faced with a dilemma of consequence when words and a rhyme ever failed to appear when I sat down to write with my pen But I really don't think I have anything here to concern myself with as my paper with life's cornucopia of things left to say has not failed to reveal a new caper And even, as here, when there's no subject matter per se - just some words strung together there's purpose and vision and something to say about writing and writers - whatever So as poet to reader here's promise today you will never be left here without For I can't stop writing my life here in words so I'm here to stay, have no doubt
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06 Sep 2023 4 Comments
in Creative Writing, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, words, wordsmith Tags: first lines, Jemverse, memory, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, verse, wordsmithing, writing poetry
I'm hunting for something, first lines I wrote fifty plus years ago now Know I wrote them down But with trace of a frown whereabouts has eluded somehow I know the first line - 'Just after dawn' I was just thirteen at the time But the poet within with no trace of chagrin knew then that the words were sublime Yet the problem I face here in senior years now my memory's not what it was is locating the book so I can again look on those words I wrote then now because Someone's suggested we all post first lines the first poem ever we wrote And I would if I could as I know that I should And I will (when I find them), take note
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…to be continued…
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28 Aug 2023 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, Happiness, Life, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, joy, life, painting with words, pencil, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, wordsmithing, writing, writing poetry
Nothing like a pencil for writing a new line The scratch upon the paper the leaded point so fine Cathartic too, the sharpening with sharpener or knife such is the simple pleasure a new pencil brings to life
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25 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
in Creative Writing, painting with words, photo, poem, Poet, Poetry, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, moon, night, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, words, wordsmithing, writing poetry
Outside my window, early hours moonlight bright as day there beneath a darkened sky had something to say So intently there I listened to the words that softly came kissed with moonbeam presence akin to aspartame And as soon as I had heard them with my pen poised ready there committed them to paper so with you I could now share
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04 Aug 2023 2 Comments
in Creative Writing, painting with words, poem, Poet, Poetry, poetry blog, words, wordsmith Tags: Jemverse, painting with words, poem, poet, Poetry, poetry blog, rhyme, wordsmithing, writing poetry
Jemverse my persona, poet ever asked if well I know it and yes I do, for good for worse as daily I commit to verse Pen in hand, words to paper life is captured, every caper Stanzas formed and metre found from all the life that is around Rhyme and rhythm, all this me in Jemverse here for poetry
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