Category: Life & Nature

Slate-grey Sky (a Rhyming Haiku)

Over at Weekly Prompts, the monthly Colour Challenge for November is Grey. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here





Slate-grey Sky (a Rhyming Haiku)


In the light of day
The Moon has nothing to say
The Sun knows the way











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Ivor Steven (c) November 2024

Feathered Friends (a Tanka)





Feathered Friends (a Tanka)

Heavenly songbirds
Until hell freezes over
Nature’s opera
Resonating from the sky
Our feathered friends know the score











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Ivor Steven (c) November 2024

Serene Memories





Serene Memories


I live in a time zone
Where a peaceful river flows
Through the heart of my home

Down the road, toward the South
The Ocean’s shimmering memories
Convey a tranquil taste
Of sea mist to my mouth

And not far away, toward the North
The mountain’s eucalyptus fragrance
Serenely follows me back and forth






Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

Birds and Bunnies (a Haiku)





Birds and Bunnies (a Haiku)


Flighty and timid
Our feathered and furry friends
Both share nature’s world











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Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

A Bridge Over Untroubled Waters

Please Note: Derrick Knight took all the attached photos, and he kindly allowed me to reproduce them here on my poetry site.
>> https://derrickjknight.com/2024/10/26/in-search-of-a-mate/






A Bridge Over Untroubled Waters

The rhythmical waters of time
Flowed rapidly under our bridge
As my unruffled pebbles of rhyme
Cascaded down from a faraway ridge

After that, every little ripple on the stream
Reflected untroubled moments in my dreams











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Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

Day 4, Gina Comes to Geelong

After our early morning walkies, Frankie, Gina, and I went to the Box Office Cafe for a scrumptious breakfast.

My Bowl of Porridge, Fruit, and nuts … Frankie enjoyed his toast and coffee

Frankie and his friend Bella, eyeing off Gina’s scrambled eggs.

Then we drove to the nearby Geelong Waterfront for another enjoyable walkie …

1.00 pm was approaching and it was time to take Gina to the train station and say a fond goodbye to our gracious and generous guest … until the next time “Gina Comes to Geelong”






Ivor Steven (c) October 25th 2024

Day 2, Gina Comes to Geelong

Early morning walkies, followed by a visit to the historic Fyansford Paper Mills Precinct and a coffee break, then we drove down to Bancoora Beach to enjoy a walk in the warm sun, on the cool golden sand

We had lunch at the Moorabool Valley Chocolate Cafe and then we decided to travel over to the You Yangs National Park

By now it was late afternoon and it was time to go home and get ready for Dinner at the ‘Industrie’ Restaraunt with the Geelong Writers members



There will be more photos Tomorrow (Thursday) “Gina Comes to Geelong”





Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

A Yellow Stump, 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 “A Yellow Stump” 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/a-yellow-stump/












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Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

Please! No More Encores (Written by Frankie)

Quote: “Why do the war’s doors stay closed to friendly paws” … 🐾 Frankie 🐶






Please! No More Encores (Written by Frankie)



When war is over
My door will stay open
The floor is earthen
My decor is green
I adore the theme

Please!
No more encores
I abhor
The vapour
Of war












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Ivor Steven (c) October 2024

Throwback Friday, A Universe Above the Sky


We were caught in the rain during our morning walkies, which prompted me to pick “A Universe Above the Sky” for today’s Throwback Friday Poem …


A Universe Above the Sky

Walking in the morning rain
Wearing water-logged boots
I am dodging millipedes
And hopping over the puddles
Along with the footpath crickets


I see a universe above the sky
As the liquid clouds
Drop their weight
Upon my empty hands
Filling them with verses
Of memories and rhymes











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Ivor Steven (c) October 2024