Haiku’s: Dead and Alive
Dead
Old cypress tree dies
Driest Autumn recorded
A sign of the times
Alive
My green fernery
Watered garden signature
She lovingly thrives
Ivor Steven (c) 2019
Dead and Alive
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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems. View all posts by ivor20
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Oh, it makes me so sad when trees die. 😦 But, we do the best we can and sometimes it’s not enough…or Mother Nature doesn’t bring them what they need to live. There are seasons and cycles to life, for sure.
Your fernery and plants are gorgeous…they are joy-bringers! 🙂
Such vivid images AND emotion filled Haiku, Ivor! Wonderful writes! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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I felt emotional about the tree, but it’s been very dry, and tree has been struggling….
However my courtyard fernery is a constant joy for me to come home to….
I tried to depict how we humans need to give nature a helping hand sometimes……
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Yes, I feel the same way!
And plants and trees and flowers bring us such joy!
Oh, yes, it is an honor to care and be that helping hand to nature! You captured that beautifully! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn , your lovely comments please me greatly xxx….
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Two good ones. Sad about the tree
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A complete lack of water for a long time…
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😦
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Love works its magic…
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Yes a bit TLC, goes a long, Thank you Mona
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love the contrast of nature and nurture Ivor. you have a loving touch, she will thrive. hope the season gets some rain and respite for you my dear friend
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It’s been a long time between fat raindrops 😉😁
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heavy rain everyday here Ivor, wish I could send some rain clouds your way
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Nature will find it’s way in time 😃💙
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It is tragic to see trees die or being killed. Unfortunately it is being done a lot these days. And it is pleasure to see plants grow.
Beautiful Haikus.
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Thank you for your gracious comments 😊💙
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The contrasts are fascinating. Natural and nurtured. Dead and alive. Tree and fern. Very well done.
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Thank you Paul, that’s exactly the effect I was trying create with the two Haiku’s ………
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Mission accomplished!
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Do I earn a Koala stamp……
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That must be an Australian thing. I’ve never heard of one before.
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Like an elephant stamp at Sunday School….
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We used gold star stickers in Sunday School. You licked them and stuck them to you. I always wanted my teacher to lick them — because I would over-lick them — and I always wanted her to stick them to my forehead.
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Hmmm, the things I missed out on, by not going to Sunday School 😉
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Nice sign, thanks Ivor for joining in the fun … guess I’d rather be a plant in your garden 🙂
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Yes, they are nurtured and spoilt… xx
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exactly my thought 🙂
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Don’t know about an elephant stamp. You can have a gold star though!
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A it is then ***
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Your own lovely green space Ivor, it must feel so wonderful there.
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It’s my haven Colleen, my own little world, and sometimes, even the universe
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I can see why it is Ivor. I love the brilliant colors.
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The colours make me smile everyday….
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beautiful simplicity.
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Yes, just a simple observation, about nature and nurturing. Thank you Libby.
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great haikus!
good idea to make a contrast.
cheers! 😄🌄
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I love the yin yang effect you’ve created here with your haikus!
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Yes Ursula that’s what I trying for 😉
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lovely haiku! enjoyed it!
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A constrasting observation of the day……
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