Hiding in the Trees

“From Branches to Bandwidth.” As birds flit through tangled trees, so too did readers find their way to my words. A poem for the watchers—known and unknown.


September brought a quiet astonishment—views soaring like birds startled from the canopy. As I watched the numbers climb, I felt the presence of unseen eyes, peering through the trees, curious and kind. This poem is for them—for you.






Hiding in the Trees

Who’s watching me,
from behind the trees?
I feel ten thousand eyes
staring at me, edgewise

What do they know
that I don’t know?
Have they discovered my hideaway?
Are they for real – or just strays?

No matter, either way –
I’ll be here at the end of day.







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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
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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 ©  September 2025

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

26 thoughts on “Hiding in the Trees”

  8. Ivor, I love how you’ve turned the idea of readers into birds in the trees😄 And those stats! Wow, your words are clearly resonating far and wide! It’s really exciting to see🤩

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    1. Thank you for your very kind words, and I enjoy taking photos of birds (especially in flight) and I often align birds metaphorically with human’s “so-called” values … 😍🕊🦅🌏

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      1. Ah that’s beautiful, Ivor! It does add depth to your work. And definitely looking forward to seeing more of both your words and your photography! 🕊✨

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  10. We thank you for taking us along with you on your traveling adventures…through your poems, photos, and music! 🙂
    I’m not surprised so many new-birds joined in to travel along. 🙂 ❤️
    It always makes me happy when more people are introduced to your poetry, Ivor! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️ How is Frankie doing today? How are you feeling, Ivor?

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