Steve the Snail’s Twisted Trail

Morning wanderings often gift me small mysteries — a snail tracing Olympic rings across the cold pavement, a chalk‑scribbled “One Day” left by some early riser, and the quiet frost that makes creatures reconsider their usual routes. Today, Steve the Snail seemed to have a message for me… and perhaps for anyone feeling a little twisted by winter’s chill.


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Steve the Snail’s Twisted Trail


I’m wondering if Steve the Snail is lost,
discombobulated by the morning frost

He usually leaves a straight-lined trail
from the rose garden to the window rail

But today his trail looked like Olympic rings —
perhaps a note left by his frozen shoestrings.

A gentle, pressing reminder letter:
“Hey Ivor … where’s my new winter sweater?”





For this frosty morning’s whimsical trail, I’ve paired Steve’s looping, Olympic‑ring wanderings with Nive Nielsen’s ethereal “Are You Ready” — a song that drifts like cold breath and whispers back at the paths we leave behind.




Ivor Steven ©  August 2026

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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.

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  3. Oh, this is marvelous, my dear friend! And, of course, your snail would be named Steve! I’m reminded of a favorite book of my granddaughter’s called “Snail Crossing” by Corey Tabor. It’s the story of a snail desperate to cross the road to reach a crop of cabbage and has to face so many obstacles along the way, including an oncoming garbage truck and hungry crows looking for a tasty snail on which to dine! He finds himself discombobulated and going in circles along the road. Finally, a group of friendly ants come to his rescue and make him delicious cabbage soup and they all live happily ever after! You can tell we’ve read this book together numerous times! 🐌🛣️🥬🐦‍⬛🚛 🐜🍲🤎

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    1. Oh , that’s a wonderful story and snails are very clever and friendly little critters … when I’m back on my computer in the morning I’ll send you some of ‘Snail poems’ to read to your granddaughter 📖🥰

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      4. Thank you for giving me the impetus to create the booklet, a thing I’ve meaning to do for ages, I hope you and Colette enjoy reading them together … 🥰🐌

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