Oh Captain, My Captain (a Tanka, with apologies to Walt Whitman)

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Oh Captain, My Captain (a Tanka, with apologies to Walt Whitman)

Who’s the ship’s captain
I cannot figure it out
The boat is listing
Loyalties are divided
Between who’s right, and who’s wrong












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Ivor Steven (c) September 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.

25 thoughts on “Oh Captain, My Captain (a Tanka, with apologies to Walt Whitman)”

  5. Great prompts and excellent poem, Ivor! Your poem is timely, powerful, important, something we are all wondering about. Uncertainty certainly can be frustrating.
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
    PS… “When the world feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Do the dishes. Fold laundry. Water the plants. Walk your dog. Simplicity attracts wisdom. – Unknown 🙂 ❤️

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    1. Haha … I must be very wise, because yesterday afternoon I got home from the ‘cafe’, I did the dishes, brought the washing in and folded it, watered the garden, and then took Frankie for a walk … after all that, I sat down and wrote this poem … thank you Carolyn for your wonderful words 🤗😍🌏🐶🎶💕😎📘

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