Steve the Snail’s Bookcase

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As twilight settles across the shelves, Steve pauses for thought atop his old bookcase…





Steve the Snail’s Bookcase



I’m sitting in a secret place
on top of this old bookcase —
I’m not a nutcase,
but wistfully wondering about that space
between the sun’s twilight zone
and the world’s traversing horizon.

Is that the mysterious place
beyond third base,
the dark coalface,
that I’m yet to embrace —
my final footrace?

But wait — before I vanish into space
without a trace,
I need to don my carapace
and tighten these slivery bootlaces.




Steve’s gentle reminder drifts in: put your hat and shoes on, and enjoy life while you’re able.



As Steve settles into the hush of twilight, this song drifts in beside him…




Ivor Steven ©  September 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.

26 thoughts on “Steve the Snail’s Bookcase”

    1. And Steve knows where my bookcase is, whereas I’m definitely not reading enough these days. I’m either writing or blogging, and I’m becoming slower at pursuing both tasks my dear friend …🐌🥰📖

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  8. Ivor, I love how Steve makes us laugh while he’s also being genuinely thoughtful about mortality and meaning. And that message at the end is perfect. Less time wondering about the horizon, more time living in the moment. Steve deserves his cult following.

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