Riding on the Moon (a Tanka)






Riding on the Moon (a Tanka)



Surfing through the clouds
Like a tumbling white beach ball
The afternoon moon
Catches the fresh ocean breeze
And rolls toward the night sky





Ivor Steven (c) July 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.

20 thoughts on “Riding on the Moon (a Tanka)”

  4. Your word-pics are so creative, so vibrant, so lovely, so fun, so filled with joy! Perfection, Ivor! One of your bestest! 🙂
    Thank you for the smiles you bring with this post of photos, poem, and song! 🙂
    Keep ridin’ on the moon, Ivor! 🙂
    (((HUGS)))💙 🤍🌝🤍 💙

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    1. Thank you very much for your lovely words, Carolyn … It was late in the afternoon, and the bright 3/4 moon seemed to be smiling and rolling/surfing on the white wintry clouds … ☁🌖❄😍🐶📘💕

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  5. Gorgeous, dear Ivor! When I look from one image to the next, it appears as if the clouds are moving! How much fun would it be to hop on a cloud and play catch with the moon? Lovely verse, images and music!

    Thank you! 🩵🌫️🌫️🌫️🎶🌕🎶🌫️🌫️🌫️🩵

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    1. Thank you kindly, Nancy … The late afternoon moon seemed to be smiling and rolling through the wintry clouds on its way to the twilight horizon, and I hoping my words captured those lovely images … 🌏🌥💙😎😍

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