A Mid-Morning Fling

Today, a casual stroll on the path turned into an unexpected glimpse of tenderness, and all we can do is slow our steps and witness the quiet life unfolding at our feet





A Mid-Morning Fling

It was odd to see larks
Lying on the concrete path.
At first, I thought
One of them was injured.

Then, as I approached
For a closer gander,
The grounded bird
Was not wounded at all,
But pleasantly enjoying
Her partner’s advances.

And as I edged nearer,
My unexpected presence
Did disrupt their
Mid-morning fling.





A gentle reminder that even the smallest moments can shift the rhythm of a day β€” just as a song can shift the rhythm of a heart




Ivor Steven  Β©  May 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.

21 thoughts on “A Mid-Morning Fling”

  5. The animals, just like us humans, will, flirt, and, try to, rekindle that flame that’s, slowly, fading out with the, coming of the, times, otherwise, if they mate for life, how will they, have what it takes, to, last for the, long run, if they don’t, “spice up” their, ordinary, routines…?

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  7. Oops! πŸ™‚ Ha! Oh! AW! I’m sure they’ve already forgiven you for the interruption, Ivor. πŸ˜‰ And they flew off to another spot to continue their mid-morning amorousness. πŸ˜‰

    So true what you said about the smallest moments in life. πŸ™‚
    (((HUGS))) πŸ•Šβ€οΈπ“…«

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    1. Yes, it’s those small moments that catch my eye, and they always bring me bundles of “joy”, Carolyn (((HUGS))) πŸ₯°πŸŽ΅πŸΆπŸŒπŸ¦…πŸ’™

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