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Home›Lifestyle›In The Blink Of An Eye (a Tanka)

In The Blink Of An Eye (a Tanka)

By Ivor Steven
November 29, 2021
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My Hospital Bed, November 2018
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Introduction:
A special thank you to Ingrid of Experiments in Fiction, for recommending I watch the movie, “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly”. The Tanka below is a brief summary of my thoughts about the movie.

In The Blink Of An Eye (a Tanka)

Tears on my pillow
Butterflies on the ceiling
I see silent bells
Where memories never drown
And Imagination thrives

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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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2 comments

  1. Joanne Curtain 3 December, 2021 at 21:56 Reply

    beautiful Ivor

  2. Ivor Steven 6 December, 2021 at 00:16 Reply

    Thank you Jo .. and hopefully I’ll see you Thursday evening the Geelong Writers event 😊🌏

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