Sometimes poems arrive in clusters, even when we don’t plan them. After posting A Fistful of Sand (CHW), another anti‑war piece surfaced, and Beyond the Debris continued that same uneasy thread …
It seems I’ve unintentionally written a small trilogy — each poem looking at conflict from a different angle, each one carrying its own weight. Tonight’s piece steps further into the aftermath, where the smoke settles, and the world tries to breathe again.





Solar Isosceles and More Debris
From behind the bushes and trees,
crows crash through the branches and leaves.
And flee toward our solar Isosceles,
like blind bats that can now see
beyond the world’s charred canopy –
a toxic cloud of wartime debris
and the smouldering embers
of expendable draftees.
Ivor Steven © April 2026

Well done!!
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Thank you so much, Val 🌏☮️😊
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Excellent, Ivor.
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Thank you very much, Dale 😊☮️🌏
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This is brilliant, dear Ivor. Excellent! 💙🌐🎶
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Thank you so much my dear friend ☮️💙🥰🎶
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Most and always welcome! 🥰
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We’re all expendable….
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Sadly so
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I am ready for the world to make it through and rise again
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I’m ready too … but my wings are old and tired … hopefully the next generation will be sturdier and wiser
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As am I!
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We are all ready
We are all waiting
But the wars are steady
And they are not abating
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More’s the pity.
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The trauma is unsustainable. Your poems have been on point. As the song goes, “How many mother’s curse the dawn?”
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Thank you for appreciating my poignant post, Cath ☮️🎶😊
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Ivor, this is fantastic and so on point. Our men have to say NO. We have to protect our children, even if they are adults. We HAVE TO SAY NO…ALL OF US. This is a wonderful post.
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Thank you for your enthusiastic appreciation of my poem, Gigi ☮️😊🥰
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Another powerful combination
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Thank you for your wonderful words, Derrick
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Right on, Ivor!
That song/music playing while I read your poem, and looked at your photos, is so powerful and heart-touching.
(((HUGS))) 🤍☮️ 🕊️💜
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Thank you for your meaningful words and encouragement … I feel my words are inadequate, but we must all keep up the awareness through our writings … peace is achievable,
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Ivor, your words are so apt. Beautiful pairing of your poem and music. 🤍☮️
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Thank you very much for your kind words, Eugi ☮️📖🥰📘🌏
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You’re welcome, Ivor. 🤩
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