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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23 thoughts on “Above The Lamps (a Haiku)”
Sunlight blooms softly
So beautiful in how it brings attention gently to this primary source of light.
Good timing to get that image of that moment, Ivor.
To think there was once no artificial light, and once there was no light of fire . . . so far as we understand—a surreal imagining.
I’m hazily awakening from my afternoon slumber
Hearing a summer thunderstorm pounding
Wet, fat drops splattering the ground
Greening the fields of Bensalem
Eyes curiously opening, I’m drifting
Floating upon a mystical cloud
In a magical mist, where faeries live
Happily dancing and prancing above my head
Gently fluttering on the edges of my cosmos
Sprinkling my body with stardust, blowing me kisses
And granting my real dreams, reality wishes
Oh, so beautiful and Oh, so true!!!! 🙂 🌞 A perfect trio…your photos, your poem and Hozier’s song! 🙂 (I’ve been listening to him sing since 2012. 🙂 )
(((HUGS))) 💛☀️⛅🌅🌇🌞
Thank you Carolyn… a lamp post light and cloudy sky … and my haiku evolved .. and I’ve probably been listening to Hozier since about then too … I love this powerful one .. 🎶🤗💕🌏
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Sunlight blooms softly
So beautiful in how it brings attention gently to this primary source of light.
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Thank you Pragalbha …. 🌞
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Good timing to get that image of that moment, Ivor.
To think there was once no artificial light, and once there was no light of fire . . . so far as we understand—a surreal imagining.
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Thank you … I’m not a photographer, but I am always taking photos with my iPhone .. and they seem to come out ok 🤗🌏😍
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that’s where the real light is
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Yep … Really Real …
Really Real
I’m hazily awakening from my afternoon slumber
Hearing a summer thunderstorm pounding
Wet, fat drops splattering the ground
Greening the fields of Bensalem
Eyes curiously opening, I’m drifting
Floating upon a mystical cloud
In a magical mist, where faeries live
Happily dancing and prancing above my head
Gently fluttering on the edges of my cosmos
Sprinkling my body with stardust, blowing me kisses
And granting my real dreams, reality wishes
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Let the sun shine, bringing us good cheer and vitamin D! Thank you for reminding us, Ivor! Wishing you and Frankie a sunny day! ❤
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Funny enough. it’s been a rainy Good Friday here, but above the clouds the Sun is in full bloom …
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And the sunlight, always and forever will, outlast, the, artificial.
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Yes indeed my friend 🌞
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Oh, so beautiful and Oh, so true!!!! 🙂 🌞 A perfect trio…your photos, your poem and Hozier’s song! 🙂 (I’ve been listening to him sing since 2012. 🙂 )
(((HUGS))) 💛☀️⛅🌅🌇🌞
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Thank you Carolyn… a lamp post light and cloudy sky … and my haiku evolved .. and I’ve probably been listening to Hozier since about then too … I love this powerful one .. 🎶🤗💕🌏
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Yes, that IS a powerful song! Mavis Staples is amazing, too. We heard her in concert years ago. 🙂
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Wow .. lucky you 🎶
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🙂 It was so fun and wonderful! 🙂
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The sun is always here even if we don’t see it. 💖
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Below the greyness
We will always see the light
Warmly caress us
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Indeed!
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I’m going to change ‘see’ to ‘feel’ …
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That makes sense, Ivor.
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Thank you
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Nice observation
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Thank you Derrick
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