It’s not “World Poetry Day” until Friday 21st, but here in Geelong, the Geelong Library held a celebratory event tonight (Wed) … so appropriately, I thought I would repost a poem from my first book, Tullawalla, “Poetry in Motion”
Poetry in Motion
I was searching for words
Maybe the script’s lost in celluloid
I’ve a pile of empty poems
Frustratingly strewn
Here, there and everywhere
But I hear them whispering
“We’re not finished yet
Do not leave us for dead
Under this thick biblical heap
Please tend to your lost sheep”
The mound of poetry pages
Began chanting louder
And I was silently listening
To their distant preaching
But I’m not that proud
And I quickly lit the gunpowder
Ivor Steven (c) March 2025
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An amazing poem Ivor
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Thank you for appreciating my “Poetry in Motion” poem, Sadje 📖😍
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You’re very welcome
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Relatable, Ivor. My unfinished poems are on a clipboard where I can revisit them… or toss them in the recycling can. I like the gunpowder idea though! 😄 ❤️ ☮️
Have a great day! 🐶
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Thank you kindly, Cheryl … yes we tend to have far too much scrap paper … 📘😀🥰
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Guilty, Ivor!😄
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Just one more reason to be thankful that drafts of forgotten poetry cannot talk!
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Oh, then I would definitely have to light the gunpowder, Violet
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how wonderful to celebrate this
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It was a wonderful evening 📖📕🌏
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What a fabulous day to celebrate! 🙂 Glad you got to attend that celebration! 🙂
Oh, I can relate to your poem…I have so many (too many) poems and stories that will never see the light of day. I probably won’t blow them to smithereens, but no one, other than family, has, or will, ever read them.
What a powerful, heart-touching song.
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you very much Carolyn, and it was a very interesting evening. There was a panel of 4 local poets who each recited one their poems and then there was a discussion about the future of poetry … after the break they had the presentation of poetry competition of 4 short listed poet and their poems
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That does sound interesting AND fun!
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I thoroughly enjoyed both the recitals and the poetry awards… overall it was a great event for World Poetry Day 🌏📖💕
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A fitting celebration for one whose poetry goes round the world
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Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words, Derrick 🌏📘
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