© irene waters 2016 amiable/libation
An amiable gathering
A bit to drink
plans hatched
© irene waters 2016 echo
forget going to school
let the teacher echo to an empty class
instead lets take to the water
flag post protruding matching the protrusions
now red from libations
© irene waters 2016 aquatic/protrusion/amiable
in search of other protrusions
standing like soldiers
repetitive echos
in the aquatic mangroves.
© irene waters 2016 protrusion/echo/aquatic
In response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
This is wonderful. How long does it take for a brain like yours to compile these verses :D. The last few verses resonate with me
in search of other protrusions
standing like soldiers
repetitive echos
in the aquatic mangroves.
I LOVE IT, Irene 😀
And the first shot: amiable and libation go hand in hand, don’t they. 🙂 Cheers!
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I’m so glad you liked it Paula. I have to admit I spend hardly any time on them. Sometimes I have no inspiration whatsoever but your prompts usually set the creative juices running. I have to admit that the repetitive echos was inspired by your photo of the grass. I thought that was a brilliant way of photographically displaying an echo. Amiable and libation certainly go hand in hand. Cheers Irene
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this is a wonderful mix of words and visuals, irene
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Thank you very much Beth. Glad you liked it.
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I kept going back and forth between the photos and the poem. Well imagined and evocative, Irene. Well done all around.
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Good job, Irene. I never know where you’re going, which is why your posts are so much fun!
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Yippee. You’ve made my day Noelle.
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