Note: Sorry for my lack of blogging over the past couple of days ā time has been running a bit too fast for this old poet. Between radio rehearsals, CHW submissions, and tending to my own poetry website, Iāve been stretched thin. Even so, Iāve managed to bring together Shangri La, Volume 22. After a breather tomorrow, hopefully things will be back to normal.
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Hello, dear readers and followers. As you may know, I stopped producing my āTullawalla Bookletsā at #31 because that was our familyās Tullawalla Homestead house number.
Yet the booklet format is a superb way for me to catalogue the vast number of poems I produce, and as the saying goes,Ā āI Am Turning Another Pageā. Here I have begun a new series of poem booklets, calledĀ āShangri Laā,Ā the name of my little Villa, and it is my piece ofĀ āearthly paradise, a retreat from the pressures of modern civilizationā.
I now haveĀ ā2458āĀ poemsĀ gathered across these booklets
(On my bookshelf sits āThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, with 1775 poems ā when I firstĀ beganĀ writing, I never imagined I would one day surpass that number.)
āLike all my booklets, this one is here to be read at your leisure ā no rush, no expectation, just an open page waiting when you are.ā
Click >> Here ā for the link to your FREE: PDF Copy of āShangri La, Volume 22, The Blue Fescue.ā
OR ⦠Shangri La, Volume 22, The Blue Fescue.pdf



The Blue Fescue
Above Earthās governing clouds,
beyond the atmosphereās
atomic shrouds,
I hear the sunās white veneer
pulsating from inside
the skyās diminishing blue.
There hiding ā teary-eyed ā
waiting for an overdue
enlightening breakthrough
to cure the worldās
stewed blue fescue.
A song for the shifting sky ā a reminder that even in the blur between heroes and villains, weāre still searching for the light that carries us forward.

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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 ⦠and I can send you a PayPal invoice
for the Book, plus Postage.
Ivor Steven Ā© October 2026

I love the poem, Ivor! ā¤ļøš¦šš
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Thank you very much, and how are going my friend š„°š¤
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I am beginning to feel a little better, thanks. šš
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You are in demand, my dear friend! Excellent poem and soundtrack šš„°š¶
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Iām afraid demand has outpaced supply my dear friend š¤š„°š“š
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Only a temporary situation š„°
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Hopefully so, this was an occasion when stroke fatigue grabbed me and it usually takes a few days to recover my friend ā¦.
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Ah, I was not aware of “stroke fatigue”. Take whatever time you need to rest up, my dear friend. š„°
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