Category: A Tanka

Birds! (a Tanka)

A flock of Corella’s

Graceful Doves

Grey Fantails, very swift and agile (challenging to photograph)





Birds! (a Tanka)

I stand here and sigh
As all the birds fly past me
Chirping happily
I stand here and wonder why
Freedom is only for them








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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Ivor Steven © April 2025

Do You See the Tiny Birds Too? (a Tanka)





Do You See the Tiny Birds Too? (a Tanka)

There, in the middle
Of the shady sunburnt trees
I see tiny birds
Playfully fluttering from
Gossamer webs to dry twigs







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Tullawalla:

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Ivor Steven © March 2025

There’s No Exit! (a Tanka)

It’s another hot day here in Geelong, and after our early morning walk, we have been inside avoiding the heat haze. I’ve been writing, and Frankie has been snoozing. The heat haze seems to have sent my computer into a discombobulated maze!



There’s No Exit (a Tanka)

In a daze, I gaze
At my screen full of X-Rays
My mind is ablaze
Analyzing the next phrase
There’s no exit to this maze!







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Ivor Steven (c) March 2025

Illuminated (a Tanka)


On Thursday evening I attended the Lowercase Poetry Open Mic night, and after the event was finished I went down the road to check out the Creative Geelong “Third Space Gallery”, which I had not seen before at night. Wow, as the saying goes, “It was lit up like a Christmas tree” …





Illuminated (a Tanka)

The neon spotlights
illuminated my words
and the art display
in the “Third Space Gallery”
like a hit show on Broadway





Ivor Steven (c) February 2025

Mudlarks Are Whimsical Duet Singers (a Tanka)

Duet Singing. Magpie-larks are one of the 200-odd species of birds around the world that are known to sing in duets. Each partner produces about one note a second, but a half-second apart, so humans find it difficult to tell that there are actually two birds singing, not one.


Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is the word Whimsical. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here.





Mudlarks Are Whimsical Duet Singers

The Magpie Lark is
Unique to Australia
A small singing bird
With striking black and white plumes
Our sopranos of the sky






Ivor Steven (c) February 2025

It’s My Bed Too! (A Tanka, written by Frankie)






It’s My Bed Too! (a Tanka, written by Frankie)

Did you hear his spray?
“That Frankie has a bear’s share
of his here and there
whatever way he chooses
to lie his sleepy body”







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Tullawalla:

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Ivor Steven (c) January 2025Posted