Unfazed

Some poems arrive unexpectedly. This one began with a coffee, a rainy Sunday, and a flock of local ibis flying low beneath lingering clouds. As I watched their steadfast progress through the weather, I found myself reflecting on the grace of creatures that simply continue on their way, unfazed by conditions that might send the rest of us searching for shelter.




Unfazed


Flying low under the radar
below the lingering, languid clouds
a flock of local ibis is gracefully gliding
under the stuporous shroud

Unfazed by the sun’s faded gaze
and the daytime moon’s invisible luna blaise
the birds remain elegantly close-knit
and cooperatively proud.

Amazed, watching from this cosy café
where warmth and weather meet as one,
I envy their impassive passage,
those steadfast, unbending birds
through the world’s relentless rain.





Sometimes the sky, the birds, and the music all arrive on the same day. For me, this piece now belongs to the birds and the weather.



Ivor Steven © October 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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  3. OH!!!!! What a magnificent honor and joy to watch a flock of ibis fly! I’m so glad they inspired your amazing, heart-touching, encouraging poem, Ivor! Your photos, and your poem, are an important reminder to all of us…that even during life’s greatest “storms” we can keep “flying forward”, keep striving, keep thriving, keep encouraging each other! And often we need to work together as a “flock” to deal with the bad-stuff of the world. Thank you for being an encourager, Ivor! 🙂 (((HUGS))) and ❤️❤️❤️
    PS…The word-pics in your poem are so vivid, so elegant! 🙂

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    1. Oh, thank you very much for all your wonderfully thoughtful words and your heartwarming praise about my poem, Dear Carolyn … even on nature’s dark rainy days there is always something positive to write about 🌏🥰☔️📖🎶🐶🐾🤗💕

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