The Crow and the Mistletoe
I’m away with the fairies,
Savouring Christmas cherries.
Here, floating above,
Dreaming, I was a dove.
But I’m only an old crow,
A torn and weary beau,
Who has forgotten how to hover below
The archway’s mistletoe.
Ivor Steven (c) December 2025
Featured Image Above: Moon adrift in daylight— a quiet reminder to deck the hallways of time, not just December.
Hello, dear readers and followers. I write for Coffee House Writers magazine (USA) fortnightly, and my poem “Always Deck the Hallways” is in this week’s edition.
“A festive stroll through words and wonder—Always Deck the Hallways brings poetry to the season.”
To read the poem, please click the link below to visit my Coffee House Writers Magazine article.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/always-deck-the-hallways/
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Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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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 © December 2025
Wishing you all, a lovely Christmas and a grand New Year
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2024
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Monthly Colour Challenge is Red. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here
The “Creative Geelong” Christmas Market was on Friday evening from 5.00 to 9.00 pm and Saturday from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Because of the stormy weather on Friday, the crowd was a bit light; however, on Saturday, the attendance was good.
Frankie and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. My ‘Lucky-Dip’ bucket of poems again proved to be a fabulous way of meeting and chatting with the customers. Meanwhile, Frankie also received plenty of friendly pats and some extra doggie treats.
The Bottom Right Image: me and my neighbouring stallholder, Jen Stevens (Pottery), a school friend of my stepson, Greg Steven, from “40” years ago …
Bottom Images: Santa’s little helpers delving into my “Lucky Dip” bucket … It’s nearly closing time, I’ve run out of Lucky Dip poems, and Frankie and I are waiting to pack up …
Ivor Steven (c) December 2024
Last Sunday morning I attended the “The Dome Poets” Christmas Party ‘brunch’, and we were each to bring a short poem about our poetry group (Secret), which was then folded and drawn from a hat, and recited by the drawer, and then we had to guess who wrote the poem … A very enjoyable session indeed, but I didn’t guess the authors too well … Haha, I got mine right! and one other …
Featured Image Above: The Dome Poets Group, taken at our Anthology book launch in June
Stars (My Poem, for the Dome Poetry Christmas Party)
Another year has been and gone
Today our words are secretly drawn
We’ll open our eyes and hear the peaceful sounds
Of our poems being eloquently unbound
A time for the Dome’s stars to be crowned
Ivor Steven (c) December 2023
A Cup of Coffee on The House
Fantasy.
A powerful Pacific Albatross
Gracefully landed on fairy-moss
That covered my welcoming pathway
And graciously handed me a sacred Mandala
Reality.
The postman delivered a special parcel today
A belated Christmas gift from America
A wonderful hand-painted coffee mug
And this afternoon I enjoyed
“A Cup of Coffee on The House”
Thanks to my friends at Coffee House Writers
Tullawalla is Available From
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
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AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:
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OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) January 2023
The year faltered and stumbled by
After Santa’s last reindeer traveled the sky
Months of ‘covid’ blocked all roads to Rome
That prevented families from going home
When the festive season did arrive
Finally there were real hugs and high fives
Rejoicing among warm hearts and smiling faces
Standing cozily beside those old familiar fireplaces
Ivor Steven (c) December 2021
New Windows
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The day after
Flying around this old tree
Life is slowly coming back to me
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I step away from my “Itmims” sleigh
To embrace the new world
And give celebrations another whirl
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With a life full of joy
My journey continues
To dance through
Lockdown’s open windows
Ivor Steven (c) December 26th 2021
Ivor Steven (c) December 2021
I am pleased and proud to announce that my two ‘Christmas’ poems ‘Australian Reindeer & A Friend Calls’, were published in the Positive Words Magazine, December Issue, and thank you to the Editor, Sandra, for selecting my poems… For further information about this fabulous Australian magazine, visit their site via this link > https://positivewordsmagazine.wordpress.com/
Attached below, I have scanned the poems directly from my copy of the Magazine
Australian Reindeer
A Friend Calls
Ivor Steven (c) December 21st 2021
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