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Strong Undertows

By Ivor Steven
December 27, 2021
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The strong undertows at Barwon Heads
Featured Image by Ivor Steven

Time hears no command
The sky is our blue grandstand
Overseeing oceans and lands
As the sun warms our silent clock hands

The seasons come and go
Springtime melts the snow
Nature’s seeds germinate and grow
And our rivers of life continue to flow

Has mankind become a pantomime show?
And Forgotten to ask the owls and crows
How to fly through?
The bad years of strong undertows

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Photo by Ivor Steven

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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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11 comments

  1. Cheryl Batavia 27 December, 2021 at 21:55 Reply

    Brilliantly expressed poem! We show our true strength in “the bad years of strong undertow!” Written in Ivor’s signature whimsical style, the poem gently leads us to reflect and to seek nature’s wisdom by remembering to “ask the Owls and the crows.”

    • Ivor Steven 29 December, 2021 at 12:19 Reply

      Thank you Cheryl for your thoughtful comments. I appreciate your wonderful input 😊🌏🪶

  2. Cheryl Batavia 28 December, 2021 at 09:26 Reply

    Our mettle is measured by our response to “The bad years of strong undertows.” In Ivor’s signature whimsical style, he gently reminds us of our connection to nature.” Have we “forgotten to ask the owls and crows how to fly through?”

    • Ivor Steven 29 December, 2021 at 12:23 Reply

      Thank you Cheryl … you have honoured me with a second wonderful comment l😍😊🌏

  3. Lamittan Minsah 29 December, 2021 at 05:11 Reply

    What a crystal piece! Ivor is a great poet who has mastered the use of imagery and other poetic styles.

  4. Ivor Steven 29 December, 2021 at 12:26 Reply

    Thank you Felix for comments, they mean a lot to me 😊🌏

  5. Eugenia 29 December, 2021 at 12:56 Reply

    Beautiful rhyming and flow! “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life” – Charles Darwin

    • Ivor Steven 29 December, 2021 at 15:54 Reply

      Thank you Eugenia for your kind words, and for visiting Coffee House Writers 😊🌏

  6. Jo Curtain 29 December, 2021 at 19:20 Reply

    Wonderful poem Ivor reflecting our current times.

    • Ivor Steven 30 December, 2021 at 16:33 Reply

      Thank you Jo .. and have a happy and healthy 2022

  7. Shad e Zuiweta 17 January, 2022 at 10:20 Reply

    Good poem.

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