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A Beetle Called Bertha

By Ivor Steven
March 6, 2023
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I tip-toe among the little critters
That wriggle and flitter  
Along our shared grassy track  
They like to stop and have a chat  
And proudly pose for a photo  
When I am on my tummy down low 
 
Today I met a beetle called Bertha 
A lady who was frank and earthy 
And like my grandma, her family came first  
She protected her offspring through every cloudburst 
And I seriously agreed with the lady beetle 
That little critter’s mothers were not unlike people 

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Ivor Steven

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine "Go Dog Go Cafe" (America).

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  1. A Beetle Called Bertha, is in this week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine – Ivor.Plumber/Poet 6 March, 2023 at 08:13 Reply

    […] Hello dear readers and followers, I now write for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “A Beetle Called Bertha”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below and visit my poem, at Coffee House Writers. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/a-beetle-called-bertha/ […]

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