Flying Through the Sun-veiled Clouds

While capturing the sun‑veiled clouds yesterday, a passing group of pigeons slipped into my frame — a quiet, serendipitous moment that inspired the poem taking flight below.







Flying Through the Sun-veiled Clouds



My weary wings are cold and old,
yet despite my life’s controlled leasehold —
I have a sense of being almost paroled and sold.

I’m boldly journeying
above the rolling cloud-deck,
toward the transcendental edge
of that unfolding hole in the sky
where the golden seam of light
will once again resurrect
my silhouette’s pluckiness
to continue flying
through the great beyond.

And so I rise, though frayed and worn,
my fading shadow, albeit weather‑torn,
still seeks the glow where new skies are born.






As the cold day folds away, I’ll let the music carry the final light of the day.





Ivor Steven ©  July 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.

23 thoughts on “Flying Through the Sun-veiled Clouds”

    1. Thank you so much for appreciating my poem … (this was the one that sapped all of my energy) … and yes, the wings are definitely frayed and weather-torn 🥰🤗📖📘🌏

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    1. This was one of those poems that evolved over three days, from firstly the amazing photos then to creating a poem to the surreal images justice … thank you very much for lovely words, Carolyn 📖📘🌏💙🥰🎶💕🤗🐶

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