November 29, 2020
by Jem Croucher

The longshore drift moves shingle
as the beaches change their shape
revealing all the treasures
that changing times will make
and particularly pleasing
for an inspiration here
is the old Victorian breakwater
to bring me joy and cheer
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July 11, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Between the posts, the sea
the water calm and blue
The bench, a perfect place
to sit and watch the view
And, truth be told, this place
for just a moment spent
with gentle summer breeze
is quite magnificent
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March 23, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Breakwater sunshadow
inspiration to me
speak of a time
I recall vividly
When Victorian lines
to the low water reach
with sea-sculpted grandeur
adorned every beach
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January 9, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Progress and safety and
longshore drift
have taken their toll
with budget and thrift
So, rare the breakwater
today you will find
Most hidden away
to low water confined
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January 11, 2017
by Jem Croucher

The lapping sea
The water cold
The breakwater
The very old
The ocean song
The greying sky
The water sound
The seagull cry
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January 10, 2017
by Jem Croucher

Walking slowly on the shingle
the crunching ‘neath my feet
as pebbles slip and slide
and tideline flotsam
with my roving eyeline meet
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October 28, 2016
by Jem Croucher

Cast in yellow pools of light
night shadows on the beach
Wooden breakwaters stand tall
robust against the Reach
Mysterious, the water calls
quietly from the shore
as lapping waves just out of sight
return again once more
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October 1, 2015
by Jem Croucher
By listening very carefully
I could hear it on the air
My call across the many years
to me still walking there
The beach where many summer spent
as a boy with dirty knees
To which half a century later
I returned on Autumn breeze
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August 19, 2015
by Jem Croucher
On the beach near the water
Breakwater’s lee
Watching the waves
of a soft lapping sea
The sun’s playing hide n seek
behind the grey
But it’s muggy and warm
so I’m happy to play
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March 29, 2015
by Jem Croucher

With a calming serenity, the lapping sea
silently approaches the shore
and with the faintest of whispers, turns on itself
before slipping back for more
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October 20, 2014
by Jem Croucher
Casting long shadows in the late October sun
Breakwaters deep in the sand
Wood smooth and moulded, seasoned by salt
And carved by the sea’s mighty hand
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