Over at Weekly Prompts, because It’s the last weekend of the month, it’s time for the “One Day” Prompt! … To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here
“One Day” at a Time/or, Is There Time?
Time to relax Time for coffee and a snack Time for observing Time for listening
Time is neither lost nor found Time rebounds Without a sound
Robbie’s Inspiration – Book reviews: Perceptions by Ivor Steven and Derrick Knight
What Amazon says
This colourful and fascinating book is a collection of collaborative articles. The photographs were taken by Derrick Knight from the New Forest area of southern England, and associated ekphrastic poems were written by Ivor Steven from Geelong, the other side of the world, the southern end of Australia.
My review
I am a fan of Ivor Steven’s poetry and also of Derrick Knight’s photography so this combined collection of poetry and photography is a real treat.
Ivor depicts everyday events and life through a lens of beautiful and uplifting words which is a marvelous talent. Derrick captures everyday life in an unusual and special way. I really enjoyed these combinations.
A few examples of the poetry with descriptions of the accompanying photographs:
Sunset couple on bench – a gorgeous photograph of the sun setting over water and flooding the world with golden light with a silhouette of a loving couple on a bench.
The words: A Rainbow Dance “At the end of the rainbow We shall dance and glow On nature’s golden plateau”
Autumn woodland – a wonderful photograph of a wooded area during autumn which the trees are a variety of yellows, greens and auburns. There is a large bush, in shades of beige, in the forefront.
An extract from Connected: “up there under draconian dark clouds I see a blue moon rising gracefully shrouding the horizon”
Ferns and grasses – a glorious picture of ferns and grasses adorned in shades of green and yellow, dancing in the sunlight.
Extract from The Ancient Fern Survives: “selfish, unopened minds remain numbed False eyelashes are heavy and closed Botoxed lips are silent and sealed And elephant ears have been pegged out of sight”
This book is a special combination of visual and literary delights.
Yesterday I successfully photographed a Dragonfly in flight, which inspired me to post today’s Throwback Friday poem, “Dragonfly, Nature’s Guardian Eye”.
Below are Images, from 19th March 2023: I am thrilled to say that the attached photos are mine, and they are my first-ever successful photographs of Dragonflies …
Dragonfly, Nature’s Guardian Eye
Long before homo sapiens overachievers You were the swamp’s incorruptible believer Overseer of the planet’s rivers and valleys The weary world’s ardent ally
Long before the floundering Ark You were our wisest Monarch Overseer of the forest’s unpolluted sky Nature’s sprightly guardian eye
Hi, to all perceptive observers, you, might not be able to see me, but, if you look through telescopic eyes, I’m up here, high in the Cirrocumulus clouds, lounging in my excellent recliner chair, sharing the sky’s Blue Theatre, with the daytime silvery moon.
We are tactfully floating upon the troposphere’s delicate white ripples, and wistfully waving to the world’s congregating survivors.
Climbing out of the darkness The peaceful moom cautiously emerges And involuntarily reflects our truthfulness
Are we self-consciously honest enough? To read his self-evident messages Are we able to undo our self-imposed handcuffs? And cease our self-righteous fisticuffs
The protective clouds encourage me To hover here on the cool breeze And savor the world’s calm stratosphere Where I survive peacefully and free But ready to soar above the trees Into the dark, without fear
Away from the battlefields of strife “Come with me, this is the life”
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 