Category: Life & Nature

Above the Flames (Revised)

A poem I originally wrote in November 2019 during the devastating bushfires that were engulfing Australia … due to recent tragic events, I am presenting a revised version today …



Above the Flames (Revised)



Mother nature has decided

Humans!

You’ve been given eons of time

Humans!

You’ve held the torch, but failed to see the light


Our Mother

Is rekindling her furnace

She’s back-burning her own forests

Projecting black smoke signals

Obvious messages, to feel, hear and see


Yes Father

Where there is smoke, there is fire

She’s furious, and our planet’s ablaze


Sisters and Brothers

Feel her scorching heat

Blistering your swollen feet

Hear her crackling explosions

Piercing your deafened eardrums

See her soaring flames

Blinding your greedy eyes


Humans!

There’s no point, looking up to the sky

Seeking your saviour in heaven

You are not in charge

Abandon your selfish barrage


Our Mother

Controls your clouds and rain

It’s time to show her Kindness, and end your pain







Ivor Steven (c) August 2023

Our Blushing Star (an Epigram) 

This is my 2nd Epigram poem and ‘I think” my piece qualifies as an Epigram format … If there is a literary reader/poet out there reading my poem, I would be glad to receive some advice.


Our Blushing Star (an Epigram) 
 
 
 

When I see an evening sky alight 

I wish upon our blushing Star 

With all my imaginable might 

For peace to be our only Avatar 









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AND
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Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

Behind the Blinds, We Hear the Music





Behind the Blinds, We Hear the Music




We are relaxing at the Box Office Cafe

The rustic venue is nearly full

Despite the day’s wintry wind

Everyone is warm and comfortable

Behind the verandah’s new protective blinds


We are listening to a glorious song by Sigur Ros

Playing to a happy community gathering

At a bucolic open-air stage in Iceland

And the stirring concert auspiciously reflects

The collective ambience of our surroundings








Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

The Admiral Butterfly (a Tanka)

My poem/Tanka today is a direct comment/response to Derrick Knight’s fascinating post this morning >> https://derrickjknight.com/2023/07/13/dads-best-morning-of-the-week/ … and thank you to Derrick for allowing me to use his wonderful photographs here on poetry site.





The Admiral Butterfly(a Tanka)


Like a butterfly

In his changing surroundings

“Dad’s” curiously

Fluttering over the ground

Observing what’s going on







Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

Free Like a Bird





Free Like a Bird (a Tanka)


He is standing there

Longing to fly with her soon

Wings begin flapping

And up he gracefully soars

Spiraling toward wisdom







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Ivor Steven (c) June 2023

A Frozen Sundial (a Tu-aiku)





A Frozen Sundial (a Tu-aiku) my name for a Dual Haiku


Breathing in Iciles

Zero is not amusing

Frost covers my world


My sundial’s stopped

Beneath a sheet of white ice

Frozen within time






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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’


AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:

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Ivor Steven (c) June 2023

Below the Trees and Bushes, is up at Masticadores USA


A big thank you to the Editor: Barbara Leonhard, for accepting and publishing my poem “Below the Trees anbd Bushes” at MasticadoresUsa.



How far, is too far?

Too far away from home

Too far away from love  


Love does not grow on trees

Love grows inside trees

……….

To view my entire poem at MasticadoresUsa, please click on this link >>
https://masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/below-the-trees-and-bushes-by-ivor-steven/

Featured Image: Courtesy of Pixabay









Ivor Steven © June 2023