During these crazy times of lockdown and self isolation, I find myself being inundated with piles of my unfinished poems, and I sometimes feel frustrated with my lack of motivation to finish these projects. I wrote this poem 6 months ago, when this pandemic situation was starting to take hold. Funnily enough this poem seems to be very appropriate during these weeks of extended lockdown….
Poetry In Motion
I was searching for words
Maybe the script’s lost in celluloid
I’ve a pile of empty poems
Frustratingly strewn
Here, there and everywhere
But I hear them whispering
“We’re not finished yet
Do not leave us for dead
Under this thick biblical heap
Please tend to your lost sheep”
The mound of poetry pages
Began chanting louder
And I was silently listening
To their distant preaching
But I’m not that proud
And I quickly lit the gunpowder
Ivor Steven (c) April 2020
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. View all posts by ivor20
You’re able to write great poetry Ivor.
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Thank you Sadje…
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You’re welcome 😉
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Tore up my heart. Isn’t it incredible how it’s still relevant, 6 months in.
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Yes, and I hope it’s not another 6 months… my house will be full of pieces of poems chanting at me… “please finish me”. 😅😉🌏
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Haha! I hear you. I am the same way lol
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Wonderful poetry. Love the idea of shepherding lost, unfinished poems to safety!
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Thank you for reading and your kind words
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