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A Piece Of Deadwood

By Ivor Steven
September 18, 2023
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A piece of deadwood inside an ossuary
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I was a lonely lavender bush
With a pretty fairy-wing flower
Now!
I am a rotting piece of deadwood.

Last summer
My minder went on a holiday
And left my hanging-basket home
It was left to dry up and crumble.

After!
He dug out my dying roots
And tried to resurrect me
Beyond redemption
I did not arise again.

Now!
In my wrinkled nakedness
He ashamedly hides me away
Inside his family ossuary.

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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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