FREE PDF COPY >>> Links Below
Hello, dear readers and followers, as you might know, I stopped producing myΒ βTullawalla BookletsβΒ atΒ # 31, because that was the house number of our familyβs Tullawalla Homestead.
But the booklet formats are a superb way for me to catalogue the vast number of poems I produce and as the saying goesΒ βI Am Turning Another Pageβ. Here I have begun a new series of poem booklets, calledΒ βShangri LaβΒ which is the name of my little Villa, and is my piece ofΒ βearthly paradise, a retreat from the pressures of modern civilizationβ.
Incredibly, I now haveΒ β1711β PoemsΒ filed in these booklet formats!!
(on my bookshelf I have “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, which contains 1775 poems … when I first started writing poems, I never envisaged that I would produce so many poems … )
Click onΒ >> Here. Β for the link to your FREE: PDF Copy ofΒ βShangri La, Volume 8, Beyond Flawed Paws


Beyond Flawed Paws
We are flying north before winter
I am on the edge of the flock
The outside feather of the throng
Away from the main group.
But close enough
To sense that I belong
Even with my tired and aging wings
The congregation allows me to tag along
And they caringly bunch together
Sheltering me when the wind is strong
We are a humble and united colony
Paternally migrating in perfect harmony
As part of natureβs cycle of eternity
We soar above the flawed paws
Of the worldβs sparring humanity
And beyond those sharp claws
Of their tragic and panicky community


All Books. Now Available At:
Creative Geelong MAYβD Shop,
Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
11am-3pm
Until Eyes Hear Sound
Lulu Books >> Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)
Perceptions:
Amazon >> Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >> Perceptions (lulu.com)
Tullawalla:
Amazon >> Tullawalla A Meeting Place Where My Empty Hands are Full of Memories and Rhymes : Steven, Ivor: Amazon.com.au: Books
OR: >> You may email me direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Amazing body of work! my house is called La Casita Pacifica, the tiny peaceful house.
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Thanks Bethβ¦ I think itβs wonderful to have a name for your home π‘
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Wow that is quite a compilation! I enjoyed reading your poem, Ivor and that is a great song. ππ»
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Thank you kindly Michele ππΆπ
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Impressive, Ivor! π€
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Thank you Nancy πππ
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Well woven from a good photograph
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Thank you very much Derrick
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This is so very wonderful, Ivor! π
(((HUGS))) for you and Sir Frankie!! β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thank you kindly Carolyn β¦ they are a bit of work for me, especially when Iβm busy, but they are a wonderful addition to my poetry collection ππππππΆπ
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Amazing work, Ivor. Thank you for the link! π
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Thank you Eugenia β¦ I you enjoy the booklet ππ
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You’re most welcome, Ivor. β£οΈ
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I would be happy to get a pdf. copy of your poems. I believe you have my email address.
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Oh β¦ did not the link work, hopefully you can download a copy via the link, Dwight π
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I will try. Thanks.
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I did the download and it came through. Thank you my friend.
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