The Crow and the Mistletoe





The Crow and the Mistletoe



I’m away with the fairies,
Savouring Christmas cherries.
Here, floating above,
Dreaming, I was a dove.

But I’m only an old crow,
A torn and weary beau,
Who has forgotten how to hover below
The archway’s mistletoe.








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.

12 thoughts on “The Crow and the Mistletoe”

    1. Thank you, Linda … I’m glad you enjoyed my overall article, and capturing photos of crows in flight, with my little iPhone, are a challenge but the results are always clear and spectacular πŸ˜πŸŒπŸ“–πŸ˜ŠπŸ¦…πŸ˜€

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  1. Love your past two creative rhyming memorable post/poem titles and wonderful rhyming poems! They are a joy to read aloud! πŸ™‚
    Gorgeous photos! πŸ™‚
    Your poem flows! I’m glad you put it on show, you know! πŸ™‚ (HA! I had to try to rhyme my comment. πŸ™‚ )
    Even old crows πŸ¦β€β¬› can still float and fly, enjoy cherries πŸ’ with fairies ΛšΛ–π“’Φ΄ΰ»‹πŸ§šπŸ»ΛšΛ–π“’Φ΄ΰ»‹, and dream of doves! πŸ•Š πŸ™‚ Old crows are wise, can advise, and enjoy the moonrise! πŸ™‚
    A Sia song! She’s amazing! πŸ™‚
    (((HUGS))) ❀️❀️❀️

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