Wings of the Sun (a Tanka)



Sunlit wanderers above the trees—wattlebirds in motion, igniting the sky with feathered sparks and poetic wonder.





Wings of the Sun (a Tanka)



They often ask why
I love to watch wattlebirds
Fly under the sun:
“their colourful plumes ignite
my eye’s imagination.”







Ivor Steven (c) November 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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  5. Beautiful, Ivor! ‘Tis lovely when nature ignites our imaginations! Nature so often brings us smiles, gives us hope, teaches us, inspires us and so much more! You are so great at translating nature into brilliant memorable poems! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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