I’m 0n the Brink, I think


Note: All images on my poetry site today are reproduced with the kind permission of Derrick Knight, whose post Sun-Burnished inspired the following piece.
https://derrickjknight.com/2025/12/06/sun-burnished/



I’m on the Brink, I Think


The trees’ reflections upon
winter’s rippling pond
do not waver, nor move along.

The upside-down precinct
Is Nature’s picturesque ink.

Afloat on the cold water,
the images do not sink,
and never appear to shrink.

Here I am, on the brink
of creation’s universal link,
Wondering why
there are so many kinks
in our ability to think.






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.

27 thoughts on “I’m 0n the Brink, I think”

    1. Thank you so much for your very lovely words my friend … Derrick’s ‘reflection’ photos supplied me with plenty of reflective thoughts and my words flowed along accordingly … 😍🌏💚🎶

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  5. Oh! YAY! I always enjoy a post that is a teaming up of Derrick and Ivor! 🙂

    Derrick’s photo’s are so beautiful and always inspire you to write such amazing poems, Ivor! 🙂

    You two are in sync…and artistically in the pink! 😉 (I just had to throw in some
    -ink rhymes! 😉 )
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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