Waiting For the Light (a Tanka)


My Tanka, “4” of Five
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Waiting For the Light (a Tanka)


Here in the darkness
Counting the white grains of sand
Dying in my hand
Haunted by that hollow sound
Of light crawling in the night






Ivor Steven (c) December 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.

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  8. I find your poem to be profound…the images vivid and powerful…the emotions deep.
    It always seems to me that time/light moves slower in the night/darkness. And things seem better/brighter after the sun rises and touches us with it’s smiley-warmth. 🙂
    But I am so glad at night I have the moon to commune with…the moon is such a good companion…so comforting…so kind. 🙂
    You chose the perfect photo and song to keep your poem company, Ivor. 🙂 A trio that touches my heart! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Hello dear Carolyn, thank you for your thoughtful comments, I am very pleased my poem impressed you in so many beautiful ways … the photo is of the smoky evening/twilight sky and the red sun while huge bushfires have been raging through the Grampians mountain ranges, that have been burning for more than a week. And the amazing song is Sivert Hoyem’s newest release, and somehow my poem, photo, and song , seemed to intertwine superbly for me … 🌏🤗🎶😎🌗💕

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