I’m doing this Haiku in response to the Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge, “Bloom”, Please click >> Here .. and go visit their fabulous site…………. and if you happen to enjoy Xavier Rudd’s music, then I’m sure you’ll enjoy his 10 minute piece below/attached…..
Haiku: Life’s Blooms
Summer in full bloom
Beds of petals for our hearts
Life’s fragrant adieu
Ivor Steven (c) July 2019
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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.
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poignant and lovely, Ivor! Hugs, K
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Thank you Kara, for understanding my important Haiku…. They are a challenge to structure your thoughts into such a concise format….
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I love this, Ivor!
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Actually it has a lot of meaning for me, thank you Vanessa 🤗
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My pleasure 🤗
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Lovely words, and pictures Ivor!
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Longwood Gardens, about an hour out of Philadelphia
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Beauiful!
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Thank you Beckie
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Loving your Haiku Ivor and those pictures are equally lovely, thank you for joining us again 🙂
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The pictures are from Longwood Gardens, about an hour out of Philadelphia, and the feature image is from cousins front yard in Philadelphia
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I love that brilliant surprise you can get by hiking, walking, and coming across an amazing perfume from nature. Love it. Love this Ivor.
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Yes, nature is full of wondrous gifts….. xx
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Very nice haiku. Ivor!
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Thanks, they were a special bloom….
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Aha! The pictures.
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Lovely pics and a deep haiku, Ivor!
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Yes,, the Haiku had a lot of meaning Punam
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Your haiku and your photos are both so beautiful! I can smell the sweet aroma of the flowers and of life! Keep bloomin’, Ivor! I always bloom where I am planted! 😉 😀
HUGS!!! 🙂
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The flower pic’s were from Longwood Gardens, about an hour out of Philadelphia.. xx
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Beautifully poignant
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Oh, yes! A perfect and beautiful haiku! 😉
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It’s wonderful to reach that summer of our lives, when we’re at our peak in every way, like those magnificent blooms. If only we could hold onto it. Like the flowers, our petals fade too. But we always remember the warm glow of those summers. Beautifully expressed, Ivor. Lovely, bright photos too! 😍
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Oh Debbie, your summation of my Haiku is beautifully accurate, thank you for reading and comprehend so wondrously…..xx
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Aww, I’m so glad I managed to understand your words, Ivor. I think maybe sometimes you get to a certain age & experience things that, although not the same, they have parallel effects/meanings, that ring true & mean things to the reader, they can identify with. 😊 xx
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