As the sky deepened to red, the day’s meaning settled softly around us.
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Lest We Forget (a Haiku)
Twilight’s blood red sky
Quietly reminded us
About ANZAC Day
Ivor Steven © April 2026
Late‑autumn warmth and a sky washed clear — moments of sunshine worth pausing for.
Beyond Blue (a Haiku)
From beyond the blue
Here, within your universe
The sun shines on you
This song appeared unprompted today, as if from beyond the blue.
A soft sky‑note to carry you toward tomorrow’s light.
Ivor Steven © April 2026
I’m very pleased to share that Literary Revelations Press has accepted five of my haiku for publication in their new anthology, Haiku for Soulmates, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. A lovely surprise, and a moment worth celebrating.
Learn more about Literary Revelations Press: https://literaryrevelations.com
Not one of the selected five — just a fresh haiku to mark the moment.
Birds of a Feather (a Haiku)
The black and white birds
Fly happily together
A wing span apart
A favourite song to accompany the moment
Ivor Steven © April 2026
My Twilight (a Haiku)
In my twilight time
I spy a hessian sunset,
crows, and a white moon
Ivor Steven © March 2026
When the clouds part, the sky opens its eyes — bright, unblinking, and honest. In their gaze, our own shadows feel harder to ignore.
Cats Eyes (a Haiku)
Nature’s dark disguise
Has yellow slit-pupiled eyes
Scanning our black lies
Ivor Steven © March 2026
Featured Image Above: Recouping composure, one café moment at a time.
Frankie and I, settling into the calm, captured in little snapshots from our café breather.
Our Cafe to the Rescue (a Haiku)
It’s time to relax
And recoup our composure
A place without hooks
Ivor Steven © February 2026
Feature Image Above: created by Copilot and me.
“The day’s first glow beckons me to pause, to notice, and to appreciate everything that unfolds.”
Today’s WordPress Prompt
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.
Kissed by Daylight (a Haiku)
Out of the darkness
The sun’s glow caresses my eyes
Daylight kisses my world
Ivor Steven © February 2026
Today’s Throwback Friday poem (originally written in August 2025) is drawn from my upcoming book, Time Hears No Sound. It appears as the first poem in the Haiku section of Chapter 10, Time’s Short Poems: Haiku, Tanka, etc.
Beyond Sight (a Haiku)
Good morning sunrise
I soak in daylight’s caress
Until eyes hear sound
Ivor Steven © January 2026
“Sunlight, patience, and a tomato named Theo — still finding his way upward.”
Theo and the Sunflowers (a Haiku)
Tall as Jack’s beanstalk
Proudly shading the flowers
Theo grows and grows
Ivor Steven © January 2026
Again, it’ll be 40 °C here today, and hopefully, the likelihood of more bushfires will be minimal.
Different Skies (a Haiku)
Storm clouds that don’t cry
Then we wonder why there is
Smoke clouds in the sky
Ivor Steven © January 2026
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