August 22, 2020
by Jem Croucher

In a patch by the pond
with driftwood surround
late lavender blooms in the sun
nurtured by hand
it’s now looking grand
with fragrance ’til summer is done
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July 23, 2020
by Jem Croucher
Permeating everywhere
heaven’s scent again
that ‘lavender time’ is here once more
bring on that sweet refrain
An afternoon spent bagging it
that heady fragrance there
as I breathe in its loveliness
a thing beyond compare
And what is totally sublime
is that throughout the year
I simply have to squeeze a bag
to rekindle summer cheer
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June 14, 2020
by Jem Croucher

We’ve not been to our allotment
Covid-19’s seen to that
But Emily our daughter
has been keeping it intact
We’re seeing lots of pictures
which she takes from time to time
and I’m pleased to say as ever
that it’s looking mighty fine
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August 31, 2019
by Jem Croucher
Bagged up all my lavender
in bunches hung above me
drying out and making
all around me smell quite lovely
A bumper crop this year
has meant a lot more bags to do
which later on as little gifts
may find their way to you
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August 8, 2019
by Jem Croucher
There are times such as these
when alone with my pen
and lavender scent in the air
I will, pensive of mind
sit here and unwind
and think of some verses to share
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July 23, 2019
by Jem Croucher

I’m going to need a bigger basket
this year I think as I
harvest all my lavender
which has grown tall and high
For this year all my bushes
a bumper crop have grown
and I have much more lavender
than I have ever known
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July 19, 2019
by Jem Croucher
Bought two big lavenders in pots
two years or so ago
and whereas one has grown abundant
the other one’s been slow
Having said that, the one I planted
is the one that’s done the best
So there’s a lesson here I think
to learn and in that time invest
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June 20, 2019
by Jem Croucher
The bumble bees
love my lavender
They’re on it all the time
Drinking up the pollen
when the weather is sublime
And I’m jolly pleased
I planted them
last summer on a whim
As a bumper harvest later on
to me they now will bring
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July 28, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Lavender is heaven sent
bringing peace and contentment
typified with fragrant scent
expressed here in this sentiment
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July 23, 2018
by Jem Croucher
No.3 in the annual Jemverse ‘Lavender’ series

On twenty-three seven
it seems every year
a lavender rhyme
will often appear
For it is at this time
that my harvest is due
so I’ll always have words
to share here with you
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July 21, 2018
by Jem Croucher

Purple fields
fragrance high
sunshine bright
deep a sigh
Lavender
in perfect rows
ripe for harvest
summer knows
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July 19, 2018
by Jem Croucher

The beach at any time of year
The sea, my friend, to bring me cheer
Lavender in purple fields
Walking in the Sussex Weald
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July 18, 2018
by Jem Croucher

We walked in fields of lavender
on the sixth day of July
On a summer evening
beneath a clear blue sky
Lordington near Chichester
high on Sussex hills
to watch the setting of the sun
A cure to cure all ills
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February 8, 2018
by Jem Croucher

It possesses a certain
something that soothes
and reminds me of summer
with its calming moods
Just a squeeze of the sachet
when winter is here
or a rub between fingers
when summer is near
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December 4, 2017
by Jem Croucher

Celebrating nature over
seven vibrant days
Her hand of wonder covered
in seven different ways
And today I start with lavender
my favourite by far
Its colour and its fragrance
to which I am particular
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September 11, 2017
by Jem Croucher

Our new bench sun trap captures the sun
right at the end of the day
Surrounded by lavender, it’s just what we need
for a rest from the frack and the fray
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July 23, 2017
by Jem Croucher

It’s really quite strange
but this time last year
I picked all my lavender
and posted right here
On this very same day
In the mid-July sun
when the first set of flowers
were ready and done
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June 30, 2017
by Jem Croucher

Summer brings a fragrance
which is heaven in a scent
Sweet lavender, my saving grace
my senses to augment
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June 17, 2017
by Jem Croucher

I have a little box of heaven
which I’m watching carefully
As I’ve nurtured every seedling
as you would quite naturally
And yes, I know they’re on the small side
but they’re growing all the time
So I’m confident that fairly soon
I’ll be rewarded with a sign
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June 4, 2017
by Jem Croucher

We bought some little lavenders
they arrived once in the post
Came as little seedling plugs
in compost, playing host
At first they were quite tiny
but we put them in the sun
And even though they’re still quite small
I think the time has come
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November 15, 2016
by Jem Croucher

Yet, as winter comes
the last lavender remains
Born of the summer
it stands, poignant to remind
us of warmth now lost to chill
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October 18, 2016
by irinadim
Poetry challenge: ACROSTIC POEM

Lo and behold
A purple miracle in the clay pot
Vanished in an instant are
Evil landscapes and
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July 31, 2016
by Jem Croucher

Yes, I know it looks lovely
in the sunshine out there
But, cropped now its fragrance
is filling the air
So, for double the pleasure
I have a lavender pile
Whilst outside there’s new growth
with crop two for a smile
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July 23, 2016
by Jem Croucher

I’m capturing the summer
on this fine sunshine day
With a little bit of lavender
to keep the blues away
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July 19, 2016
by Jem Croucher

I plucked a little bit
of magic from the air
as it waited for me patiently
in the sunlight just out there
It carried a pure fragrance
which I cherished with a smile
as I put it in my pocket
to carry for a while
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July 17, 2016
by Jem Croucher

Found my lavender nirvana
down near Chichester today
A field of purple flowers
gave me heaven by the way
With intoxicating fragrance
and the sound of honey bees
There were tears of joy at just the sight
As I fell down to my knees
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June 18, 2016
by Jem Croucher

One would think that for my birthday
something yellow would appear
Yet though that’s my favourite colour
Something else gives better cheer
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March 8, 2016
by Jem Croucher

I am part of the sunshine
It’s warmth lifts my soul
It revitalises and
with it I’m whole
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