The poem I’m presenting today was published in the Geelong Writers Poetry Anthology, 2018, and I had submitted this poem to various magazines over the years, and to have “Waterways” finally published, especially in my home town’s prestigious Poetry Anthology, pleased me greatly.
Waterways
Thinking about jumping into the waterfall from above
Diving into her churning pool of heartache, called love
Surging through the cascading rapids, of loves ups and downs
Settling upon her icy lake, where lovers often drown
Flowing down the valley river, to where all waterways meet
Trickling across her dry creek-bed, under the dampened sheet
Spreading amongst the delta swamp, both bitter and sweet
Flooding onto her warm salt flats, discovering the open heat
Spilling the water-lilies of love, over seas blue and deep
Joining her ocean of lost love, caressing her to sleep
Ivor Steven (c) April 2020
Ahhhh its lovely Ivor and the last verse surely made Carole smile
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Yes Mich, I know she’ll be smiling ☺️💙🌏
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Your words flow into England – good read, Ivor – my first of this morning.
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Thank you Eric,
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Reblogged this on Ivor.Plumber/Poet and commented:
One of my old poems, that was published in the Geelong Writers Annual poetry Anthology in 2018, is up at ‘Go Dog Go Cafe’…..
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A touching and heartfelt piece. Your last line is forever beautiful, Ivor.
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Yes… She’ll know that… 😏💙
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