Wattlebird Soiree (a Tanka)

Six frames of flight—wattlebirds mid-dance, wings wide in a hush of blue. A private performance above the treetops, where nature choreographs its midday ballet.




Wattlebird Soiree (a Tanka)



What more could I say,
than be totally amazed
by the wattlebirds’
private aerial display–
nature’s midday ballet.








Ivor Steven (c) October 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.

24 thoughts on “Wattlebird Soiree (a Tanka)”

  6. So beautiful, Ivor…your photos, your poem and song/vid! (That song always gets me teary-eyed.) I do believe that wattlebird put on that lovely show just for you! 🙂
    How are you doing today?
    How is Frankie doing today?
    (((HUGS))) and ❤️❤️❤️ for both of you!!! 🙂

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