Becalmed Without an Alibi

I am reposting this poem in response to Moonwashed’s Weekly Prompted; Becalmed
>> https://amanpan.blog/2023/12/19/moonwashed-weekly-prompt-becalmed/



Becalmed Without an Alibi





Time to unshackle my inflatable raft

And reignite my charred draft

I left floating down the river

When I was the disabled driver

Of my Itmims space craft


Sadly, the fuel tank is running on empty

And the secondhand battery is almost dry

I need to recharge my world beyond page twenty

And being becalmed is not an imaginative alibi

Itmims; Ivor’s Time Machine In Micro Space



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Ivor Steven (c) December 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.

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    1. Thank you Carolyn … whoops … I’m out at a friend’s for a Christmas dinner … tomorrow night is pub Christmas drinks and Friday I’m going to my Footy Club’s Christmas breakup night … I have a rest day Saturday… and then my family’s 3 day Christmas carnival begins!! 😊🌏😍🎅📕🐶❤️🎁🎄

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    1. Merry Christmas Cheryl … I have a happy elf on the shelf … he hasn’t much to do, us siblings do not buy each other presents anymore, we just love being together for Christmas … Sunday we are having a Christmas/Birthday lunch for my elder brother at my little abode… then late Sunday afternoon, my sister takes me up to Ballarat … The family’s Christmas Day lunch is at my sisters … Box Day is my sister’s 60th Birthday!! … yep I’m having a 3 day carnival of celebrations!! … on the 28th my sister & hubby leave for their holiday, and I go over to my little brothers in Ballarat to stay… Me and Frankie are in for a fabulous Christmas Holiday … 😊😍🎅🎄

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  9. Ivor,

    Your poem is a delightful ride through your imaginative universe! The journey of the inflatable raft, the charred draft, and the Itmims space craft is so vivid. I love the creative twist with “Itmims” too!

    ~David

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