
Hello, dear readers and followers. I contribute to Coffee House Writers magazine (USA) every second week, and Iβm delighted to share that my latest poem, βLiving in the Shade,β appears in the new issue. You can read it by following the link below.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/living-in-the-shade/
This weekβs piece was shaped quietly at my cafΓ© table, with lateβday light drifting across the floor and Portugal. The Manβs live performance of βShadeβ echoing through my headphones β a fitting companion for a poem about those left waiting in the dimmer corners of our world.
Let this song cast its own soft light across the shadows we carry.

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Until Eyes Hear Sound
Amazon >> Amazon.com : 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 β¦ and I can send you a PayPal account,
for the Book, plus Postage.
Ivor Steven Β© June 2026

It saddens me that even when progress is being made- it is a very slow process…
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The small increments of progress are far outweighed by the continued severity of our monstrosities β¦
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A very moving and heartfelt poem Ivor.ay the conscious of the world wakes up and realizes what they are ignoring.
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Thank you for reading and appreciating my poem, Sadje .. sorry about my absence, but Iβm into my 6th day of no internet connection β¦
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Oh my, that must be quite frustrating for you. Youβre most welcome
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Iβm just old and clumsy for this little iPhone π±
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I find Iβm old and clumsy for the laptop. I do all my blogging from my phone. π
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That’s incredible, the iPhone is too difficult for me, Sadje … I don’t have a laptop, my computer is Desktop
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I think I find it easy because it is what I used most often.
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I wish that people would take it seriously and stop describing our earth
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And I wish the same ππ€
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Destroying
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a wonderful poem this week Ivor! I enjoyed it!
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Thank you for your gracious words, Carol ππ₯°
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This is deep, dear friend; I pray for the light in this dreadful darkness.
Congrats …. it’s a wonderful write! π₯°
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful words, sadly/ironically it reflects the dreadful darkness of my internet connection β¦ Iβm now into the 5th day β¦ another 24 to 48 hours βtheyβ say β¦. π₯°π»ππ
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A powerful, important, heart-touching poem, Ivor.
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We must all always strive to do more to help create positive changes.
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(((HUGS))), π’s, and π
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful words, Carolyn (((HUGS))) πππππ΅πΆ
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Hi Ivor, I canβt access this content any more. Iβm sorry π€·ββοΈ
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It might be that I’ve had ‘no internet connection’ for the last 7 days, Robbie …
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Very powerful
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Lovely read, Ivor… I marked 5 stars!!π
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