February 11, 2022
by Jem Croucher
5 of 7 in the ‘Seven Haikus 22 series’ from Jemverse
Clever use of words
in three simple lines of verse
Just enough sometimes
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December 13, 2019
by Jem Croucher

Earlier it comes
every year it seems to me
Sunshine and Christmas
And yet I still wait
as anticipation grows
until the right time
The waiting is good
as all good things come to those
with rewarding here
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September 20, 2019
by Jem Croucher
Its autumn apex
takes the sun lower each day
as northwards I face
Summer ends but heat
remains in that strength daily
Save for lesser time
Shadows fall early
So now I must make the most
of a fading sun
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July 3, 2019
by Jem Croucher

Now this summer sun
brings yellow to the fore
and I am shining
Now this summer sun
brings a warmth that radiates
and I am browning
Now this summer sun
brings a laughter to the fore
and I am grinning
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May 12, 2019
by Jem Croucher
I am summer’s child
Born of Spring, I blossom and
bloom to full glory
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April 15, 2019
by Jem Croucher
In this quiet time
before the morning arrives
Slumber fades away
And awakening
with my coffee freshly ground
a fragrance pervades
with birdsong chorus
on the cusp of a brand new day
The blue sky greets me
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April 12, 2019
by Jem Croucher
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
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April 7, 2019
by Jem Croucher
Spring speaks of yellow
as sunshine comes to the fore
and life awakens
Spirea whiteness
as April sunshine returns
A nod to winter
In grass freshly mown
Here is the fragrance of Spring
and we are alive
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February 23, 2019
by Jem Croucher
No.7 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

Saturday drifting
Slow down now and slip away
The week is at end
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February 22, 2019
by Jem Croucher
No.6 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

Breathe deep the Friday
Take in its welcome presence
For the weekend looms
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February 21, 2019
by Jem Croucher
No.5 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

And then it’s Thursday
with the smell of roses there
on tomorrow’s air
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February 20, 2019
by Jem Croucher
No.4 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

Hello there Wednesday
The midweek calming captures
Thursday’s fragrance looms
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February 19, 2019
by Jem Croucher
No.3 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

And into Tuesday
It seems I seamlessly drift
with smiles to seldom
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February 17, 2019
by Jem Croucher
1 of 7 in the Jemverse ‘Haikuweek’ series

To the resting day
I relinquish everything
My soul is refreshed
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February 8, 2019
by Jem Croucher

The white of winter
Carpe Diem (seize the day)
for its beauty cast
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February 7, 2019
by Jem Croucher

The white of winter
drills down deep right to the core
People shivering
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February 6, 2019
by Jem Croucher

The white of winter
clings ethereal and cold
Steel and iron-clad
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December 31, 2018
by Jem Croucher

The last days arrives
And as now the last year fades
we welcome the new
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December 30, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Second to the last
We say farewell to the year
and prepare for next
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December 29, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Twenty-ninth today
Antepenultimate one
of twenty eighteen
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December 27, 2018
by Jem Croucher

And though the star stays
Yuletide festivities fade
as resolve takes hold
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December 13, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Familiar this
my solace and my comfort
Warming like sunshine
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December 12, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Home, where my heart is
Comfort at the end of day
in my safe haven
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December 11, 2018
by Jem Croucher

To wake to music
A simple song lifts the day
Sunshine from the rain
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December 3, 2018
by Jem Croucher
To open your eyes
as bright sparkles sting and fall
It’s ok to cry
Embrace my sorrow
But then tomorrow bring smiles
that I may see joy
As sometimes a tear
will fall from my eyes with joy
as something moves me
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November 26, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Behind winter’s veil
the brittle chill sent shivers
and I felt the cold
Behind winter’s veil
I dressed up warm to the chill
with best foot forward
Behind winter’s veil
I felt the warm of the sun
for a brief moment
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November 22, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Here’s to the music
Through the years has kept me sane
and continues now
Here’s to the music
A melody for my life
wholesome to the core
Here’s to the music
‘long as I have ears to hear
It’s my sustenance
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November 21, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Crimson the blanket
Warm and crisp and crunchy soft
To rest in Autumn
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