Throwback Friday, A Line in the Sand

For today’s Throwback Friday poem, written in April 2021, I have revised the first stanza and altered the final line.  



A Line in the Sand (Revised #3)

Did you hear the latest hocus pocus?
About the world’s leaders’ lack of focus
Who resemble mythical fiery dragons
Ready to torch the refugee wagons
With their sponsored guns and cannons

In my mind, I am searching for the olive tree
Please come walk with me
We will go to the seashore
And watch the dove’s soar

Hold my other hand
As I scribe a line in the sand

A message to the sky
Love and peace I decry
Will I receive an honest reply?
Or nothing, but more blind eyes?










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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.

17 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, A Line in the Sand”

  6. So powerful, important, and heart-touching, Ivor. Your poem and that song in duet brought tears to my eyes.
    In this dark world, that seems to be getting ever darker, keep being the light that you are, Ivor…through your poems and the person you are.
    You are not alone in your thoughts and emotions.
    (((HUGS))) ❤️☮🕊️❤️

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    1. Thank you for gracious words, Carolyn … It’s one of those poems that revised a number of times … these days, it’s difficult for me to imagine “when enough is enough” … 🌝🌏💛💜☮

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    1. Thank you Dwight … I’m far too so all the prompts … this I’m off to my Market Day book stall … and Wow! … it’s going to be 100’F … hopefully I’ll get time to right a poem during the day … it’s time to take Frankie for a walkie before I go 😊🌏🐶

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