The Snail and the Butterfly





The Snail and the Butterfly


Midmorning; the day is breathing,
and Steve the snail is cruising.

I espy where he has been,
and I innately know who he wants to see.

Betty, the pretty butterfly,
is fluttering down from the trees.

A rendezvous with Steve is nigh.





Like Sigur Rós, breathing life into a quiet town, Steve and Betty meet in the stillness of morning.




Ivor Steven (c) December 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.

39 thoughts on “The Snail and the Butterfly”

    1. I’m so pleased you’re enjoying Sigur Ros … the link I’ve attached here is a 2 hour video of their regional tour/journey through Iceland in 2006, I play this video a lot, and thoroughly recommend it to you … it really gives you wonderful feel for the sensitivity of what their incredible music is all about 🎶🌏💕

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  9. Beautiful and sweet, Ivor! Nature brings the joy! Love Betty and Steve! They are smile-bringers! Their loving friendship is sure to grow! I’m sure patient kind zippy Betty appreciates that Steve is the leisurely unhurried quiet type. Ha! 😉
    (((HUGS))) 🦋🐌

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