“Good news today, the lost teddy has been found” …
Sunrise (a Senryu)
Little teddy lost
Compassionate dog enquires
Are you ok mate
Ivor Steven (c) July 2023
Sunrise (a Senryu)
Category: Life & Nature
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
Tullawalla is Available From
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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 (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
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