The Admiral Butterfly (a Tanka)

My poem/Tanka today is a direct comment/response to Derrick Knight’s fascinating post this morning >> https://derrickjknight.com/2023/07/13/dads-best-morning-of-the-week/ … and thank you to Derrick for allowing me to use his wonderful photographs here on poetry site.





The Admiral Butterfly(a Tanka)


Like a butterfly

In his changing surroundings

“Dad’s” curiously

Fluttering over the ground

Observing what’s going on







Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

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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.

27 thoughts on “The Admiral Butterfly (a Tanka)”

  2. What a brilliant trio or should I say quartet! Photos (Derrick), poem (Ivor) and music-vid (Glen and Marketa!)! 🙂
    How wonderful that Derrick’s great post and beautiful photos inspired another spectacular poem from you, Ivor! 🙂 🦋
    Derrick does an amazing job of observing, photoing, sharing about life, nature, ETC! 🙂 🦋
    And you do an amazing job of weaving life, nature, emotions, ETC., into poems! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    PS…Marketa and Glen sing so beautifully together! That is a fave vid/song of mine! 🙂

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    1. Thanks Carolyn … I find it very easy to write about Derrick’s wondrous photos … and Marketa and Glen is very easy to listen to 🎶😍 Marketa is a “Madame Butterfly 🦋 “ 🤗🌏😍🐶

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      1. You’re welcome! That’s great! And kind! 🙂
        Thank you for using your gift of writing to make this world a better place…and so many of us, you make our days better after we read your posts and find joy and meaning in the photos, poems, and music! 🙂

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      2. Thanks Carolyn … you’ve made me smile this morning, we are are still in bed … it’s cold and wet outside … and I’ve a “man flu” … listening to ‘Antony’s’ fabulous LP
        about nature, “The Crying Light” 🎶🤗🌏🐶

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