An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Worldly Smirk (a Tanka)
The Ekphrastic poetry workshop I attended on Wednesday was an inspiring event, and here I have written a tanka about a clay figurine as depicted in my Featured Image above.
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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22 thoughts on “Worldly Smirk (a Tanka)”
A unique piece! Both the ceramic and the poem! Very good!
OH! What an interesting cool character! And your poem is perfection. Ivor! 🙂 He does look like someone I’d like to meet and question! 😉 😀 He makes me think of Jack Kerouac. 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…That Mr. Young song always brings some tears.
The same here Neil’s song 🥲 I thought maybe a bit like Tom Waits 🎶💕 Thanks for appreciating my Tanka Carolyn which I wrote at my CHW sprint session on Friday.. and my poetry editor thought it was fabulous too 😊💕🌏
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A unique piece! Both the ceramic and the poem! Very good!
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Thank you Dwight.. maybe he looked like Tom Waits
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Ivor, The tanka and photo made me smile. The music made me feel like crying! 🙂 Hope you are doing well! ❤
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Haha .. a contrast of reactions Cheryl .. I’m pleased you enjoyed my article 😊😃🎶💕
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Is it not Mick Jagger? 🤣
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Wow… or maybe Tom Waits
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Very apt take Ivor.
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Thank you Sadje … he was an intriguing character 😊🤗
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You’re welcome! It it.
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your poem asks all the right questions of this unusual ceramic
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Thanks Beth … he was an interesting character 😊🤗
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oh I love this as I’m smiling ear to ear Ivor. 💖💖🌞
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Yeah. … I wasn’t sure what to write about the piece.. and that’s how I came up with the words. “I do not know you” 😊😃
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OH! What an interesting cool character! And your poem is perfection. Ivor! 🙂 He does look like someone I’d like to meet and question! 😉 😀 He makes me think of Jack Kerouac. 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…That Mr. Young song always brings some tears.
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The same here Neil’s song 🥲 I thought maybe a bit like Tom Waits 🎶💕 Thanks for appreciating my Tanka Carolyn which I wrote at my CHW sprint session on Friday.. and my poetry editor thought it was fabulous too 😊💕🌏
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Yes, Mr. Waits! I can see him! 🙂
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Yeah 🎶🤗
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Thanks for a bit of Neil for the morning Ivor 🙂
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I wonder if anyone has!
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It seems no one has the answer to my questions Punam !!-
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This could apply to more than the ceramic person!
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Yes indeed Colleen
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