Staring Back At Me (a Tanka)

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Stepping outside, I find the night moon is still following me.





Staring Back At Me (a Tanka)


It’s after midnight
I’m out, beyond the front door
The night is cloudy
But I can still see the moon
There, watching my every move





And the moon kept following me as if the night wasn’t done with me yet




Ivor Steven ©  April 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.

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      2. It’s 7.15 am here and I’m in bed using my new/second hand iPad, which cousin Penny gave to me while I was Canada, Vancouver Island, Duncan … and I use this lovely gift every morning before I get going 🥰🌏💻

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