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Hello, dear readers and followers. As you may know, I stopped producing my “Tullawalla Booklets” at #31 because that was the house number of our family’s Tullawalla Homestead.
Yet the booklet format is a superb way for me to catalogue the vast number of poems I produce, and as the saying goes, “I Am Turning Another Page”. Here I have begun a new series of poem booklets, called “Shangri La”, the name of my little Villa, and it is my piece of “earthly paradise, a retreat from the pressures of modern civilization”.
I now have “2354” poems gathered across these booklets
(On my bookshelf, sits “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, with 1775 poems — when I first began writing, I never imagined I would one day surpass that number.)
“Like all my booklets, this one is here to be read at your leisure — no rush, no expectation, just an open page waiting when you are.”
Click >> Here, for the link to your FREE: PDF Copy of “Shangri La, Volume 20, Life’s Missing Teacher.”
OR … Shangri La, Volume 20, Life’s Missing Teacher.pdf
Life’s Missing Teacher
I never found a teacher,
who taught me how to grieve.
The unforeseen creature
was difficult to perceive.
After unplugging her extension cord,
time was always near.
While wandering toward
the edge of life’s weathered pier.
In the spaces grief never taught me to navigate, Cohen’s song becomes a guide.
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Until Eyes Hear Sound
Amazon >> Amazon.com : 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 … and I can send you a PayPal account,
for the Book, plus Postage.
Ivor Steven © June 2026
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
So very lovely, my dear friend. Grief is something so personal; each one of us handles it in our own way, and in our own time. It can never be taught, but it can be shared, and that and time are the only things that help. ❤️
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Thank you for your thoughtful and lovely words my friend 🥰💙🌏📘🐶📖🎶
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Always a pleasure to respond to your delightful poetry, dear Ivor.
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Exactly what Nancy said. I can understand your grief, having lost a spouse but I cannot know how you grieve. This was an interesting Cohen piece. I was unfamiliar with it.
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Yes we all have to deal with it soon or later, and we all have our personal way of coping, Dale
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Indeed.
And that is an impressive number of poems!!
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I’m still enjoying it and that’s the main reason I write so many 📖😀
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I think grief is a lesson we teach ourselves….
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Yes, we All have to learn the hard way …
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A very poignant poem Ivor.
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Thank you for your very appreciative words , Sadje
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My pleasure 😇
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very nice Ivor, many thanks, for compiling these poetry booklets! ❤
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Thank you for reading them dear Carol 💙📘🌏📖
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Yes, you are so right, grief is very personal…and that is the way it should be. How to do it, cannot be taught. But together we can help each other, experience some comfort, and feel less alone. ❤️
Mr. Cohen…his voice, his words…has always been a help and guide to me. ❤️
(((HUGS))) 🤍🕊️🙏🤍
PS…Congrats on Volume 20! Wonderful! And thank you for sharing! 🙂
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Ah, yes my article is all about “Shangri La Volume 20” which title happens to be “Life’s Missing Teacher” … most readers seem to be commenting on the poem and not the actual booklet itself, which is now the 51st booklet of the two series… (((HUG))) 📘📖🌏💙📘🥰🐶📘
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that is so sad, and we each have to go through it in our way, no book or teacher to tell us what to do
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Thank you kindly, Beth
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I think it’s different for everyon, Ivor. We each have to find our own way.
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Yes, it’s definitely very personal thing …
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Such a beautiful poem.
Congratulations, Ivor, so many poems written and published. It’s a good feeling to look back on the many achievements that were once simply imagined. 🙂
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Thank you very much for your kind words, Sue … and it all started as a bit of self-help therapy so I could read and write again … ‘from little things, big things grow’ … 📃📘💕😊
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Looking forward to the rest of the booklet!
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Enjoy, this booklet is a bigger Volume than normal, Mark
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That’s an impressive number of poems, Ivor. I understand grief, as well, from past experiences. In fact, yesterday Spillwords published my poem about grief, which I will share later. Thank you for sharing your booklets. 💜☮️🪄
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Thank you, Eugi, and I look forward to poem at Spillwords … 💙🌏📘
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You’re welcome, Ivor. 😊
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Congratulations on another publication. Ivor.
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Thank you kindly, Robbie
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