A New Anthology (a Tanka)

Feature Image: Please note that my copy of the Geelong Writers Inc. Anthology 2024 was signed by the editor, Judy Rankin, and Judy is also the publisher/editor of my 3 books, Tullawalla, Perceptions, and Until Eyes Hear Sound.





A New Anthology (a Tanka)



Through rain, hail, or shine
I am the messenger bird
I’ve important news
About the Anthology
Don’t let the wires clip my wings



And here is my poem from the Geelong Writers Inc. Anthology







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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      2. Yep … I’m at the Market trying to poetry books 📚 … to a world of non-believers in the written word in the chaotic digital society… I must be crazy 😍🌏📖

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  6. OH, Ivor, one of your bestest poems! So creative, imaginative, fun, heart-touching, and such vivid lovely word-pics and tender emotions! 🙂
    That Enya song always brings me some tears, but, also, some smiles. It has a lullaby feel to me…and I love lullabies. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) 💜💛👩‍🌾🐄🫅🏰🌏🦋💛💜

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    1. Thank you for your heartwarming comments about my poem, Carolyn … I used the ‘Tanka’ as an introduction to my Anthology poem, which seemed to work ok … I don’t usually use my birdie with wires in them, but they were appropriate here, and of course the Enya song 🎶 was the perfect choice for my poem 📖🌏😍📘🎶😊🐶💕

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