Today’s poem I wrote in September 2018, and the story is mixture of fact and fiction. The tree in the photo below, is of the ancient “Pontfadog Oat Tree” in Wales, said to be 1,200 years old,… unfortunately the old tree was blown down by a storm in 2013……
Myfanwy And Glenys
We haven’t been here for years
At Pontfadog’s Swan Inn drinking beers
The cozy lounge’s open fire invites us to stay
Reminiscing, we talk of bygone days
Remembering our twin aunties, Myfanwy and Glenys
When they giggled and blushed at our first public kiss
We were sitting upon our aunties picnic rug
Under the ancient Pontfadog Oak
Overlooking the picturesque river Ceirrog
Gently flowing beneath the Bridge of Madoc
And down the road the Glyn Valley Tram rolled in
Visitors alighting at the historic Tram Station building
We happily observed their contented smiles
Basking in the beautiful countryside of Pontfadog
We are comfortably warm here, holding hands
Our aging dog’s laying on your lap, a white bundle of bliss
A gift from our dear aunties Myfanwy and Glenys
Proudly we had named her “Pontfadog”
Ivor Steven (c) Nov 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
I love this tale of Wales! Have you been there? I lived fairly close and yet never made it across the border. The description of the dog ‘a white bundle of bliss’ is just perfect!
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No I’ve not been to Wales. Myfanwy & Glenys were my mother’s twin aunties, who lived in Wales, and my sister’s name is Myfanwy Glenys, and the white bundle of bliss was wife’s little dog Lily.. A story of facts and my imagination.. 🐶🌏
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The best kind of story!
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And what a delightful story it is Ivor. ❤
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Thank you Louise, my sister is named after my mother’s twin aunties “Myfanwy Glenys” who lived in Wales, and me and Carole had a “little white bundle of bliss”.. 💙🌏
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How lovely. ❤
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What a great story, Ivor!
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Yes.. I had pieces of reality.. My sister is named after my mother’s twin aunties who live in Wales,”Myfanwy Glenys” , and me and Carole had a “little white bundle of bliss”
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Awww what a lovely tale Ivor..
And that tree is sooo pretty..too bad its now gone
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Thank you Mich, I like this poem, and it’s in my ‘book’
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Aww woww..😊😊😊
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Reblogged this on Ivor.Plumber/Poet and commented:
An old poem that I posted on “Go Dog Go Cafe’s”, Throwback Friday segment.. a bit of fact, a bit fiction, a bit of fun.
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Ooh! I love this poem. A joy to read and reread! 😉
Your word-paintings are so wonderful! and I feel the warmth and joy I felt when I got to spend time with my wonderful aunts! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn , I was really pleased how my story was able to develop a feeling of warmth 😊💙🌏
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I love the story and your comments above about the family connections. 🙂
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‘Pontfadog’ was a prompt a my Geelong writers group 2 years ago, and because of my distant Welsh connections, I enjoyed doing the research, and writing a story about the historic the town called ” Pontfadog”
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I can imagine you did. 🙂
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It was indeed a quaint little place, in northern Wales
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A beautifully crafted poem – great name for a dog, too 🙂
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Thank you Derrick, a fascinating little village..
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I enjoyed reading this upbeat, happy poem. Glad to know it will be in your book, Ivor! ❤ Have a great week!
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Thank you Cheryl, Pontfadog is a fascinating village 😊💙🌏
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Love that last stanza! Thanks for sharing this throwback with the cafe! It seems as though people really enjoyed it! 🙂
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Thank you Liyona, yes, and enjoyed doing the research about the Pontfadog village 💙🌏
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