Bohemian Sky (a Tanka)






Bohemian Sky (a Tanka)

Between East and West
The sun rises and the moon sets
Lemon and silver
Embellishes the morning sky
Dawn’s unique moment stuns me









Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

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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.

32 thoughts on “Bohemian Sky (a Tanka)”

    1. You are very kind Nancy … sometimes I struggle to find the right words to express what I see … this tanka took me a whole day to create … but I battle on, knowing that writing is mentally good for my continuing recovery from the drawbacks I suffered during my strokes … πŸ˜πŸ˜ŽπŸŒπŸ“˜

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      1. Then your progress is splendid, Ivor! The words of this tanka, specifically …. sun rises, moon sets, lemon and silver, embellishes, unique, stuns …. took my breath away. They are gorgeous, falling on my ear like little puffs of magic. A true delight, dear Ivor. πŸ€©βœ¨πŸ’›

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      2. Oh. Nancy thank very much … I shall head off to my book launch tonight with a spring in my step and renewed confidence πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜πŸ“˜πŸ“–

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  1. What a gorgeous-image-filled poem, Ivor! Wow!
    I appreciate that you always share Nature’s beautiful gifts with us and encourage us to be grateful! Plus, you bring the hope! πŸ™‚
    Continued bestest wishes on your book launch!
    (((HUGS))) ❀️❀️❀️

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    1. Thank you for your lovely words Carolyn … me and Frankie are at the book launch now … and people are starting to arrive πŸ€—πŸŒπŸ“˜πŸ˜πŸΆ

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