A Weary Witness (a Tanka)




A Weary Witness (a Tanka)


Today, my world drowned
When the twilight moon knelt down
Upon the wet ground
Then wearily, I witnessed
To the sun’s final display






Ivor Steven (c) May 2025

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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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  3. Poor Frankie does not have a very good poker face! There’s no mistaking he’s downright worn out! We are not always at the top of our game, dear Ivor, but you hit it out of the park with your lovely tanka and Hozier piece. Thanks, dear Ivor! Take good care. 🥰🤎🐶⚾️🂭🎶😴🌏💛

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    1. Lol, the picture tells the story … we’ve been so busy, marked day, Van Gogh trip, travel agent appointments (and again today), my writing commitments, and of course Frankie’s walkies (3 times a day) … but we have just had a much needed restful sleep in … and my adrenaline flow is back to normal … 🤗🌏😍🐶

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  10. Aw, sweet sweet Frankie! I hope you and your Dad got some good rest/sleep!
    Your photo is so cute! It looks like you are saying, “If the sun is going to bed now, so shall I.” 🙂
    All of your Dad’s other photos are wonderful! 🙂
    And his poem is so relatable…and filled with vivid images and emotions. We all get weary. And the more well-seasoned we get, with each passing year, the wearier-y we get. (HA! 😀 )
    The Hozier song is fabulous…I’ve been listening to him sing for 13 years now.
    (((HUGS))) to your Dad! 🙂 ❤️
    PATS and RUBS to you, Frankie! 🙂 ❤️

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    1. Woof, woof, we were very tired, and this morning we had a big sleep in … 🐶😊😴🌏 … my dad is always listening to Hozier, and I like him too, his sound flows smoothly into my floppy ears … 🐶🌞💕😎

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    1. Thank you kindly, Eugi 😍 my tiredness has been a combination, too much writing, too much blogging, too many commitments, and I’m many years older than fifty one 😍💕🌏😌

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