Poems by Ivor Stevens, https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2022/03/07/the-disappearence-of-decency/
Introduction
Naked I stand before Him
Stripped of common decency
Debased, I kneel crying
Sad words fall like rain
Tanks are still rolling
Over the Ukraine
My Tanka’s are scrolling
Down their bloody drains
Tanka #1. Sad Sky
False words smudge old clouds
Gray clouds hang under sad sky
The sad sky decries
“Children are our butterflies
And please stop the warring lies”
Tanka #2. Broken Biscuits
Life is imperfect
Like broken war-time biscuits
Re-connection waits
Reconciliation stops
Life’s sweet shortbread’s unopened
Tanka #3. Abandoned
May the stormy winds
Calmly abate in Europe
And bring peace quickly
Do not forget the children
We cannot abandon them
Epilogue
Cover me
Give me beauty
Inspire me
Calm me
Save me
From that deadly bee
Above the Black Sea
The Cheesesellers Wife 
Superb
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Ivor has excelled himself with these poems.
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He has
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Thank you dear Kim .. a lovely surprise to find my intriguing poem reblogged on your fabulous site ☮️🤗🌏
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They’re so good I needed to share them!
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Thank you for your kindness ☮️🤗🌏
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Great poem! Do you mind if I share this story on my blog The Flensburg Files?
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Powerful and worthwhile words shared.
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I am praying for Ukraine. I was a soldier. I saw the harm and damage, the war machine can do. I pray Europe gathered as one. Old wisdom. “If you fight alone, you will fall alone. Fight in packs to keep the Devil away.”
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What a lovely collection of emotional and visually appealing poems!
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Do go and check out Ivor’s other poetry on his own site…..
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Kim, these are beautiful poems! I especially like the 1st and 2nd ones!
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