Sat in the hospital waiting room there with Sal for moral support on a very cold winters' morning ('cos it's the right thing and I ought) Here for an eyesight inspection post-op (trust everything's good) 'cos we're not as young as we were and things don't work quite as they should
January 27, 2023
Waiting III
January 20, 2023
Redwood gone

In October red I paused beneath its lofty heights in wonder at the absolute magnificence of this redwood tree asunder So imagine my dismay today to find that storms with thunder and a lightning strike reduced it to a stump and piles of lumber Yes, there's like still there but its pride is lost for good a sad, contrite reminder of a once proud tall redwood
January 16, 2023
January’s shivering smile revisited
8 of 10 in the ‘Brittle 23’ series
Tangible this winter chill In January’s raw intent As beneath these spectred morning veils the silent mist is sent Intrusive to beleaguered calm Whispers like a shout I’m a stranger in an iron-clad still with no one else about Yet frigid though the air might be January serves to bring A shivering smile through chattering teeth that it will soon be Spring
January 7, 2023
Beeching’s Blunder III
January 5, 2023
Resolve
In the silent refraction of a New Year sun as slowly in the thin Eastern sky its distant yellow rays struggled, January arrived to a silent world Almost as if in slow motion, life passed as through my window with early eyes a perception of a whispered promise echoed across a vacant sky And the curl of a smile gathered pace calming like a summer breeze spoke long vicissitudes with wisdom to a sleepy morning
January 4, 2023
Puzzlegate
January 3, 2023
Coddiwomple
December 31, 2022
Last Day II

So to thirty first December and the last day of the year Twenty two has been and gone as twenty three appears There have been many moments with emotions running rife as is the wont of passing time this c'est la vie, this life But there are still remaining hours to finish it for good so on this New Years' Eve we will enjoy it as we should
December 22, 2022
Of windows and gold (revisited)
December 21, 2022
Of the sun (revisited)
December 20, 2022
Of rainbows and promise (revisited)
9 of 12 in ‘The Of…’ series from Jemverse 2022

The promise over our house today in the sky right after the rain gave us both a feeling of joy when it with its radiance came The colour was vivid, the arc of it wide and though brevity saw its demise its purpose was clear, one of promise and hope beneath it revealed to the wise
December 19, 2022
Of an evening (revisited)
8 of 12 in ‘The Of…’ series from Jemverse 2022

Of an evening spent down by the sea with waves lapping there quietly I’ll let the silence encapsulate me At the end of a wonderful day Of an evening with the sky painted pink as my toes in the sand slowly sink I have time to ponder and think At the end of a wonderful day
December 18, 2022
Of seagulls and seasons revisited
7 of 12 in ‘The of…’ series from Jemverse 2022

Throughout the year the seagulls as seasons come and go are always out there for me be it sunshine, rain or snow In the winter and the autumn In the Springtime when it’s green In the summer when it’s nice and warm There are seagulls I’ll have seen Always out there flying or swooping ‘cross the sea I’m so glad I have the seagulls as they’re part of life for me
December 17, 2022
Of shillings and treasure revisited
December 14, 2022
Of sheep, walking and winter revisited
December 13, 2022
Of rust and gold revisited
2 of 12 in ‘The of…’ series from Jemverse 2022

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
December 11, 2022
Winter II
It came so fast, the iron chill as winter took a hold and shivering we huddled to hide from bitter cold Sometimes we would venture out for food or other things but mostly hibernation from the numb the winter brings
December 7, 2022
North Eastern pleasantries
December 5, 2022
Verisimilitude
#2 in the ‘Colloquy’ series from Jemverse
It may be true, it may be not in wintertime to feel quite hot that actually would say a lot as you may well be ill Yet verisimilitudes may well get in the way and seem to tell that ailments are there to quell with warmth opposed to chill
December 3, 2022
Sunshine after rain
It rained and rained and blew and blew felt as it it almost knew the sunshine there to long eschew and me inside to stay The puddles outside deepened still they lake-like flowed and rippled til the fickle weather made me ill and added to the fray But then the sunshine threw its toys out of its pram and with good poise revealed the warmth its strength employs to welcome a new day
December 2, 2022
Wander for the day
November 30, 2022
Life in words (reprise)
Concluding ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse (10 of 10)
I like writing poems I write one every day ‘Cos there’s lots in life to write about and it’s nice to have a say I’ll write about the sunshine and I’ll write about the sea I’ll write about ‘most anything and sometimes simply me
November 29, 2022
The poet and some troublesome words (reprise)
9 of 10 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
As a candle burned into the night the poet played a game Chasing words that tried to hide behind the flickering flame But however hard the poet tried he could not catch but one The words were quick to disappear as they were having fun
November 28, 2022
Bond of words (reprise)
8 of 12 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
Though similar paths each day I tread there is always inspiration in the things I see around me to encourage recitation But in case of memory lapses my little notebook always carried allows me to capture what I see so that sights to words are married
November 27, 2022
My best words (reprise)
7 of 10 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
There’s a place close by where my best words are found Sometimes it is close to the sea But at others it is up on the hills where I walk And most times where I happen to be It’s a place of deep soul and of feelings and thought and emotion wrapped up into one For me it’s the exuberant quality of life Born from a love of the sun
November 26, 2022
Wordsmith (reprise)
6 of 10 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
Deep in the silence of a warm summer night I encountered a thought and held on to it tight With lucidity born of an erudite mind It was something quite special for me to find For it spoke of a gift bequeathed to a few Which, when spoken aloud gave birth to the new The craft of a wordsmith writing a verse Born of the one but to many dispersed
November 25, 2022
Just a few words (reprise)
5 of 10 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
Just a few words is all it takes To change the way I feel Escapism? Maybe sometimes But they have the power to heal In just a few words each morning I will find a way to say Something new to bring good cheer And brighten up my day
November 24, 2022
Wordplay (reprise)
4 of 10 in ‘The Word II’ series from Jemverse
Wordplay is a marvellous thing Finding ways to rhyme It needs patience and vocabulary And occasionally time Syllabic sequencing is key For some words just don’t fit They need to flow right off the page Needing humour, yes; and wit