My Kite And Bike

Another older poem from last year, and quaintly appropriate for this historical gold-mining town of Ballarat

My Kite And Bike 

Here I am in this ancient town

Climbing the local mystical Blue Mountains

Standing in the world’s greenest paddock

Flying my yellow and purple kite

On that old magical golden thread

My kite is soaring higher and higher

Towards our planet’s crimson sky

A sky covered by the clouds rainbow hues

Creamy clouds, opaque, thick and soft

Powerful and solid grey, hovering aloft

Where pristine snowflakes abound

All bright and shiny white

Heavy enough to ride my silver bike on

Peddle my way through today’s slippery black-ice

And wallow in the colourful heights of tomorrow

 

Ivor Steven (c)  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.

60 thoughts on “My Kite And Bike”

    1. Yes it sounds like fun. One night I’m about the suffering Children, the next night I’m flying on the clouds in a world of colour looking for tomorrow 😊🤗😀

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    1. Yes dear Ortensia, I’m slowly improving, sorry I’ve not been around much. Hopefully I’ll do some more blogging soon. But I’m still tired, sleeping. and resting. I hope you’re having a wonderful festive season 😊🤗

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  8. What a wonderful, magical, enchanting poem, Ivor! It is imagine-rich and sparks my imagination! 🙂 With a kite and a bike, what more does one need!? 😉 🙂 And I love that your kite is purple and yellow! Those are 2 fav colors for me! 🙂
    And Mr. Waits! OHMYGOSH! Love him and his music! 🙂
    HUGS!!! 🙂

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    1. Yes I’m enjoying the break of not writing. I think it’s been good for me. And I’ve been reading through some of older poems, and I’m smiling, giggling and crying at myself… I’m amazed at how much I write, and the sort of words I concoct. It’s interesting and fascinating for me to read my own older writings, as I normally don’t get a chance to read my old poems 😉📖🤔😊((hugs))

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      1. Yes, all writers need a break once in awhile! 🙂

        Good for you, for sure! and Good for you!!! 🙂
        I rarely do that…read my “old” writings…but weirdly, tonight I’ve been reading through some of my oldest WP posts and poetry. It’s been fun and heart-touching.

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      1. Yes I have this kind of thought too Ivor and it is good that we are able to go back and remember these things to help us get through when bad things hit us in life. I go back to members of my childhood a lot and it helps me through my blindness and being in a wheelchair. It is wonderful that we can carry these things in our minds and use them when we need them. All the very very Best to you my friend. Xxxx

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