July 2024 – Ivor.Plumber/Poet

What would you change about modern society? – My Answer

The Daily WordPress prompt from three days ago was
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What would you change about modern society?

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What would you change about modern society? – My Answer

Get rid of the modern

Go back to being a society

Without materialism

All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D Shop,
Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
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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 directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Love! One Word, One World, One Day

Over at Weekly Prompts, as it is the last weekend of the month they are again giving us the challenge of The ‘One Day’ Prompt! To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here

My poem today is another “one” of those pieces made up of comments I posted on some of my fellow WordPress writers’ articles during the month. In stanza order, they are

Eugi >> https://amanpan.com/2024/07/04/strategies-self-seeking/

Sadje >> https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2024/07/01/in-the-center-of-my-eye/

Bree >> https://secretthoughtswithin.com/2024/07/01/other-lives/

Love! One Word, One World, One Day

We are surrounded
By Nature’s wondrous colour
But we fail to see
The sound of her pain

Above our shadows
And beyond our dreams
Lives hope and love

Shall we never stop dreaming
About our world’s wilderness of words
Whether we are reading or writing

All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D 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 directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Reeling in Reality (a Senryu)

Reeling in Reality (a Senryu)

Disillusioned

Beyond my unopened shells

There are no oysters

All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D 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 directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Throwback Friday, Knots On Blue Paper Lines

This week’s Throwback Friday poem has been hidden away for five years and is not in any of my published books. I originally wrote the piece in August 2019 and “as is my way” I have revised the poem for today’s article.

Knots On Blue Paper Lines

Eyelids are heavy and tired
Overcome by the dazzle of razzle
My palms are open but empty
Anxiously yearning to turn another page

This mind of mine feels worn and torn
Time is constantly tick-tocking away
Chiming between today and tomorrow
While the poet’s pen is scrawling
Knots on blue paper lines
Hanging them out, to dry and die

My arms are quietly fluttering
Searching for yesterday’s wings
As I meander through my journey
Pondering how much reality stings

“I think the lyrics of the ‘Airbourne Toxic Event’s’, song below, are profoundly outstanding and well worth reading as you listen to the tune.”

All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D 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 directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Hypnotic Eyes (a Haiku)

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is: Hypnotic. To visit their site please click on >> Here

Hypnotic Eyes (a Haiku)

Shiny black opals

Frankie’s hypnotic eyes

Stare me down

All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D 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 directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Bohemian Sky (a Tanka)

Bohemian Sky (a Tanka)

Between East and West
The sun rises and the moon sets
Lemon and silver
Embellishes the morning sky
Dawn’s unique moment stuns me

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

Discombobulated and Disorganised

Discombobulated and Disorganised

After a memorable and mischievous Saturday
And a meaningful poetry meeting on Sunday
I’m suffering Mondayitis
I am feeling muddled and misplaced today

Here, at the Box Office Cafe
Frankie and I are debriefing ourselves
In preparation for ‘our’ book launch on Wednesday
Yes! Frankie will be there, centre stage
Wearing his winter jacket and ready to recite his poem
From ‘my’ book, “Until Eyes Hear Sound”

Frankie’s poem is, “Holes in Doors”
Read his words, > Holes In Doors – Ivor.Plumber/Poet (ivorplumberpoet.press)

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

One Day Older, Another Page Wiser

Today’s poem is one of those pieces made up of comments that I posted on some of my fellow WordPress writers’ articles during the week. In stanza order, they are
Eugi >> https://amanpan.com/2024/07/18/forecast-restless/

Willow >> https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2024/07/17/ovi-poetry-challenge-57-wisdom-is-your-inspiration/

Gigi >> https://gigisrantsandraves.wordpress.com/2024/07/17/a-short-story-12/

One Day Older, Another Page Wiser

Dark clouds go to and froe
Casting shadowy undertows
Our flamboyant Sun knows
How to manage her daily cargo

Wisdom doesn’t grow on trees
Wisdom is like a coral sea
An incrementally maturing apogee

Life is just a dream
That we don’t understand
The meaning of
Until we ‘go to sleep’

Ivor Steven (c) July 2024

A Day of Celebrations

My Birthday today (73rd) was a day of celebrations.
* On our morning walkies, we were gifted a beautiful rainbow
* In the afternoon I had the pleasure of attending my Football Club’s (Bell Park) 40th anniversary/reunion of the club’s 1st Senior Premiership in 1984
* Being a close-knit club, everyone knew it was my birthday, so the reunion celebrations were double the fun for me.
* It was well after sunset when I finally arrived back home, and Frankie was happy to receive his dinner, albeit a few hours later than normal …