An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Pigeons of the World (a Tanka)
This afternoon’s sky gifted me a flock of silhouettes — pigeons rising and circling through the light as if carrying the world’s weight on their wings. Their quiet resilience inspired the Tanka below, a small reflection on the lives caught beneath the shadows of conflict.
Pigeons of the World (a Tanka)
Here under the sun I am not the only one Being overrun By the world’s greedy hired guns Who’s minding our war torn sons?
And still the sky remembers what we forget — even the pigeons know the rise and fall of empires.
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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We are all pigeons in this, sense, with war and our governments as the, hawks and eagles (or other predators), hunting and, killing, us, with their, wars.
Thank you so very much for your lovely words my friend … sorry, no blogging tonight, the brick wall collapsed all around me … my CHW submission took me all day 🌏📘🥰🎶
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Very compelling, Ivor
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We are all pigeons in this, sense, with war and our governments as the, hawks and eagles (or other predators), hunting and, killing, us, with their, wars.
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These are lovely birds
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Thank you, Sadje
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A weighty write, my dear friend; provocative. Excellent photography, poetry and soundtracking. 🎶📝🐦⬛💙
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Thank you so very much for your lovely words my friend … sorry, no blogging tonight, the brick wall collapsed all around me … my CHW submission took me all day 🌏📘🥰🎶
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Rest up, my friend. Blogging can wait! 🥰
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🥰🤗😴
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