The Dragonfly and the Wattlebird (a Tanka)




The Dragonfly and the Wattlebird (a Tanka)


The dragonfly asks
“Am I the king of the sky?”
The wattlebird says
“You are only a small fry
And you’ll fly below my wings”






Ivor Steven (c) September 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.

29 thoughts on “The Dragonfly and the Wattlebird (a Tanka)”

  11. There is a powerful timely important message in your poem! I wish those Human-Beans with “gigantic heads”, and egos, could/would understand how us little-ones feel.
    “None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.” – Benjamin Whichcote
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
    PS…lovely photos of two magnificent creatures!

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    1. Yes, dear Carolyn, that’s the message in my little Tanka poem … the big and powerful must learn to spread their strong wings for goodness and compassion, and help out where ever and when ever they can 😊😍🌏❤️💕📖

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