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Away With the Faeries
Walking in a dreamy haze,
Inside a bubble of days.
Yet hearing a silent morning chant,
From the intrigued missionary ant.
Talking to an unreadable cloud,
Ignoring the bewildered crowd.
Yet the sky is a warm winter blue,
And toes are sipping yesterday’s stew.
Meandering and wondering-
Then wandering toward today’s horizon.
A hessian bag of forests and mountains,
A stone’s throw away from tomorrow’s fountain.
An ocean beyond magpies and wallabies,
In a land of bearberries and faeries.
Ivor Steven (c) August 2025
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what a magical place to be!
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Yes indeed, 😍🌏
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What a fun poem, dear Ivor, and another intriguing song by Beluga Lagoon. 🎶🖊️♡
I 🤎 Frankie
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Yes, a very whimsical piece about my upcoming trip 🇨🇦😍🌏😊 and there are just happened to be a song called “Away With the Faeries” by Beluga Lagoon 🎶🌏😍💙
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I’ve come to expect anything from the Lagoon! 😂
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There are certainly a good source of musical variations… 🎶🌏🤗💙
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I was going to ask you about that ant even before I knew he made it into your poem- Is it huge or is it just a very close up photo? And “get your feet off the table!” heheheheh
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They are called Bull~ants and are about an inch long …oh, ‘toes sipping the stew’ fitted my whimsical rhyme and rhythm flow 😀😉
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I guess you are now in the air
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Wishing I was in the air. I’ve got 17 days to go … my ongoing “Blue Screen” computer problems are persisting and hopefully my whiz kid brother will be able to fix it while I’m away in Canada 🇨🇦 I
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Sorry – I’m a bit previous
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Oh, my poem was in the present tense, which makes a bit confusing, Derrick
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I think someone wants to go with you. Already packed and in the suitcase.
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Yes, he keeps looking at the suitcase, he knows something important is happening 🐶😍🌏🇨🇦
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He could be your support animal.
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I wonder how he would handle the long flight 🐶🛩️
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Beautiful photos! Oh! Sir Frankie, you cutie, you know something is going on, upcoming, something important, don’t you!
Your poem is fun, Ivor…whimsical, magical, beautifully rhyme-y, with vivid memorable word-pics! A joy to read out loud! Your toes sipping stew makes me think of Dr. Seuss! 😉 😀 And your poem’s emotions make me think of the song What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong! 🙂
A fabulous poem, Ivor! 🙂
THAT song grabs my heart.
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you dear, Carolyn for your wonderful comments … I had a lot of fun writing this one 🐶😊🌏😍🛩️🎶🇨🇦
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So lovely Ivor
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Thank you very much, Sadje 😍🌏🇨🇦
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❤️❤️❤️
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He would probably sleep on your lap.
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Ivor, I can feel your contentment here.
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Thank You, Lisa … yes, after 2 years of planning and saving, I’m a very happy and contented traveler, to Canada, in 16 days … 🌏💕😍✈
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You’re welcome. Awesome on the Canada trip.
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I’ll be staying on Vancouver Island, then flying over to Edmonton and doing a a road trip back through the Rocky’s with my cousin 😍💙😀
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Ivor, that sounds like an adventure of a lifetime.
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Yes, I’m very fortunate to have such wonderful cousins, Lisa 🇨🇦😍
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Ivor, this feels like a gentle ramble through a whimsical daydream — I especially like “toes are sipping yesterday’s stew,” such a fun, unexpected image.
Much love,
David
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It’s definitely a happy time/event for me, and was hoping to convey the joy I am feeling about my “dream come true” trip to 🇨🇦
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You have such a lovely way with words. 🥺
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Thank you very much for your lovely 😍🌏
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This is pure magic, and I love the whimsy, Ivor. “toes are sipping yesterday’s stew,” displays delightful imagery. 💖
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Thank you very much for appreciating my abstract sense of humour, Eugi 😀🌏🇨🇦
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You’re welcome, Ivor. 😉
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Just lovely, Ivor. Thank you for attempting the pingback, it hasn’t worked and I’ve no idea why not. 😢
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Thank you, Sue … it’s a strange kettle of fish … I do a Pingback for Sadje’s Photo Prompt, and it always works …
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It’s odd and I have no way of knowing whether there are others who have the same problem.
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I’m definitely not clever to work it out, Sue
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I use the block editor, Gerry uses the Classic via the Admin area, but as your pingbacks have failed on both, I can’t blame the editors!
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