The Village Green (a Tanka)


“Then, contented with my state,
Where true pleasure may be seen,
Let me envy not the great,
On a cheerful village green.” … from “The Village Green”, a poem by Jane Taylor.



The Village Green (a Tanka)


There’s something calming
About watching birds flying
At the village green
Among the picnickers and
Through our springtime’s shady trees








Ivor Steven (c) November2025

Published by

Unknown's avatar

ivor20

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.

14 thoughts on “The Village Green (a Tanka)”

  5. You are so right! There sure is something calming…healing even…about all of that! Lovely poem, Ivor! 🙂
    Fab photos! Oh, Frankie…seeing you does my heart good! 🙂
    I enjoyed listening to the songs…love The Kinks! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️💛🧡

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

    1. The Kinks songs were perfect for my little poem; I couldn’t choose, so put them both up … Thank you very much for your lovely words, Carolyn … and of course Frankie is always nearby, so ends in the picture somewhere … 🐶💙🎵🌏💚🍀

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply

Leave a reply to doesitevenmatter3 Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.