The Sun’s Crimson Eye


“Smoke-tinted twilight, and a sun that watches like an omen.”



The Sun’s Crimson Eye


Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Twilight’s smoky sky and the crimson sun
Convey an eerie reminder
That there’s more bushfires to come

The weather has been extremely hot
And the eucalypti ranges are tinder dry

The firefighters are tiring,
But they’re a hardy lot
And we hope Mother Nature
Will wash the crimson from the sky






Ivor Steven ©  January 2026

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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.

10 thoughts on “The Sun’s Crimson Eye”

    1. Yeah, Agnes Obel is well worth following … and I think the bushfire in the rangers to the south of me are nearly under control, but the fires in the east of the state are still raging 🥰🌏

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