An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
A Dragonfly Lives Six Months
The Weekend Challenge from Weekly Prompts is ‘Ladders.‘ please go over and visit the “Weekly Prompts” fabulous site by clicking >>HERE. Today my poem is about the view I see from the top of my ladder….
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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47 thoughts on “A Dragonfly Lives Six Months”
Ivor, I think this phrase “Landing awkwardly on his side , Powerless I gazed, mortified” felt powerful. The helplessness of it….was felt. Such prose !!!
I am taken aback. I suppose that’s a good thing. That’s what pure poetry does to me. But I feel so bad for the dragonfly. I know it comes to all of us, but … Now you have to write a poem about a brand new baby dragonfly!
Aw. 😦 You really stirred our emotions with this one, Ivor.
I always feel so honored when I see a dragonfly! They amaze me! And they are so beautiful…with their big eyes, and delicate iridescent wings. 🙂
Beautifully written poem! Wonderful subject!
(((HUGS)))
I thought I was cramming too much into my short poem….
It’s a comment about our situation at the moment, and maybe how they say it’ll last six months, ironically, the life span of a dragonfly, and tried to tie it together with the death of my the little dragonfly… I’m not sure it worked… 😉🤔
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Ivor, I think this phrase “Landing awkwardly on his side , Powerless I gazed, mortified” felt powerful. The helplessness of it….was felt. Such prose !!!
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Thank you Colleen, I’m so pleased you understand the depth of the poem 💙🌏
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That phrase just really got to me Ivor.
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Aw, poor little Dragonfly! I like what you did here. Thank you for giving me the idea and thank you for doing the challenge. 🙂
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Thank you Sue, and your prompt helped me create a thought provoking poem 💙🌏
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And your dream helped me! 🙂
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It is such a beautiful poem… until it becomes sad in the end. The imagery is wonderful 👌
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Thank you Mona. But hopefully our woes might be recovering in six months 💙🌏
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Cheers to hope 🙌
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Oh so sad! Perfect rhyme and rhythm
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Our world is sad at the moment 💙🌏
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Yes it is. But pulling together
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I am taken aback. I suppose that’s a good thing. That’s what pure poetry does to me. But I feel so bad for the dragonfly. I know it comes to all of us, but … Now you have to write a poem about a brand new baby dragonfly!
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Thank you Claudia, the baby is called a nymph… and what a lovely name… yes a little poem about the big bad world xx
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😞 very poignant but beautifully written! You have a gift!
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Thank you Pallavi, high praise indeed. 💙🌏
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Gifted indeed dear Ivor.
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Thank you Laleh… you’ve now ‘Knighted’ my poem…..
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My pleasure, you deserve it.
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Aw. 😦 You really stirred our emotions with this one, Ivor.
I always feel so honored when I see a dragonfly! They amaze me! And they are so beautiful…with their big eyes, and delicate iridescent wings. 🙂
Beautifully written poem! Wonderful subject!
(((HUGS)))
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I thought I was cramming too much into my short poem….
It’s a comment about our situation at the moment, and maybe how they say it’ll last six months, ironically, the life span of a dragonfly, and tried to tie it together with the death of my the little dragonfly… I’m not sure it worked… 😉🤔
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I worked! 🙂
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You are very kind…
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The helplessness on the last line was delivered in a very powerful punch line Ivor.
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Thank you Mich, I was trying to send a powerful message, I’m not sure if it, but your comment is reassuring
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It did Ivor..
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😊💙🌏
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so sad and out of the dragonfly’s control
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Yes, that’s our plight at the moment…
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My favourite insect dragonfly and damselfly. So sad to see it fall an ancient one to die
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Wow! I loved the story within your poem. The last line was a stab in me heart. 💔 Bravo, my friend.
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Yeah …yes a big picture within a little story ..thank dear Rose.. hope you are keeping well
💙💙🌏…. stay safe…
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this works very well Ivor … we have a longer life and many more opportunities than a dragonfly! But they are such majestic creatures, so beautiful 🙂
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Thank you Kate, and that’s my poem… thinking about our world in six months time…😀
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in six months time they will definitely have a cure but we will socialise with a bit more caution 🙂
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Yes Kate… you’ll find me in my courtyard…..
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haunting song, enjoy your own backyard … huge improvement on that hospital ward 🙂
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Poor dragonfly. You got me with the finale Ivor
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Hopefully we are all here in 6 months Drew. 😁🌏
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We will be Ivor. we have to keep the faith.
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Feeling helpless, stuck at home waiting for the next air raid,…we’ll ok… Stay safe…take care
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We just need to make the best of being stuck at home.
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Yep… I’ve another *
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Whoops… I’ve another “Tullawalla Booklet” almost finished, that be my 16th Booklet, a collection of nearly 700 of my poems 😂🌏🌏📖📚
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That is amazing Ivor. Great work.
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Thank you Drew. A reward project, and I’ve raised over $1500 for the MS Society here in Geelong. through my poetry Booklets 😉📚📖
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Wow. That is great. Good luck.
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