Category: Life & Nature

More Than Static (a Tanka)


Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is the word Ghost!
You can visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here.
My Tanka/Poem below is about me exorcising my personal ghosts.




More Than Static (a Tanka)

I’m not elastic
Or a paralysed object
I am not static
Or a dysfunctional soul
I am solid, like a rock










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Perceptions:

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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
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

The Butterfly Catcher (a Tanka)








The Butterfly Catcher (a Tanka)


He quietly waits
With his iPhone camera
Steady and ready
Poised, to capture a photo
Of a butterfly in flight










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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

Throwback Friday, Tower to Heaven

Today I am presenting my poem from the “Fae Dreams” Anthology, October 2020. I wrote the original piece in 2018.


Tower to Heaven (Revised)


I remember the day
Like it was yesterday
A cold morning in the paddock
I, a static shadow in the flock
Standing beside a giant pylon
I looked up to heaven
Straight up the tower
The tower of power
Crosses of galvanized iron
Straining under the winter sun
Wind howling through its huge steel web
And demons screaming in my head
My spirit began climbing the spire
Clambering higher and higher
Up the pyramid of life’s wires
Desperate, I grasp at my ultimate desire
A visionary mission before I die
To embrace a piece of my angels’ sky








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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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

Snowflakes and the Snowman


Hi, dear readers and followers. As you know, it’s summertime down under in Australia, however this morning I read a lovely poem “Snowpeople”, written by Gigi >> https://gigisrantsandraves.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/snowpeople-2/
Her thoughtful and enchanting poem prompted me to write this poetic response as my comment to her wonderful post.
** Sorry, but it doesn’t snow in Geelong, so I have no suitable snow photos to accompany today’s article. My “moonman’ photos from this evening will have to suffice.



Snowflakes and the Snowman

Snowflakes float down
And gather on the ground
Without making a sound

The gathering becomes a white field
The field’s enchanting appeal
Cannot be concealed
As crafty snowballs gather and expand
Merrily creating a mystical snowman











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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

My Broomstick (a Tanka)





My Broomstick (a Tanka)


The afternoon moon
Peers into my room, and says
“Where is your broomstick?
Twilight is beckoning you
To fly beyond your self-doubts”













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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)



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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

To Fly Above the Sky, is in this week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine edition.

Hello, dear readers and followers. I write for Coffee House Writers magazine (USA) fortnightly, and my poem “To Fly Above the Sky” is in this week’s edition. …
To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the article, at Coffee House Writers Magazine.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/to-fly-above-the-sky/













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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

Reflecting the Light (a Tanka)


Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is; Decorations. Please visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here.
My ‘Tanka’ is about the magnificent Decorative Light I photographed at twilight time yesterday evening.





Reflecting the Light (a Tanka)

The magpie’s wings glow
Under the clear twilight sky
Like the Milky Way
Decorates our universe
With incorruptible light











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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)



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





Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

A Step Beyond Shadows (a Tanka)

Image credit; Pixabay ( free for use)
In response to Sadje’s, “What Do You See”, prompt
>> https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2024/12/02/what-do-you-see-265-december-2-2024/

A Step Beyond Shadows (a Tanka)

An archway of trees
Cast shadows over my path
The light glows brighter
As I dare to step beyond
My uncharted existence




My World Is Like An Opal





My World Is Like An Opal

Some days are rainy
Other days are windy
Most days are sunny

Nature’s days are diamonds
My days are like opals












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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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





Ivor Steven (c) November 2024