Today is not the end of the world … but 9 years ago today, my wife, Carole did pass away … “Let’s give love one more chance”

A special thank you to “Bushboy” for kindly allowing me to use his photos, as my Featured photos today, and here is a link to his fabulous site >> The flying penguin and others – bushboys world

Who is Watching?

Are the clouds clearing?

Are the stars shining brighter?

Is the man on the moon smiling wider?

Today the sunlight is more radiant

The universe is more observant

Is the world more united?

Ivor Steven (c) May 2021

Beyond the shimmering sand

And a comforting hand

A gracious spirit is in command

Wandering along life’s deviations

Are not treasonous reactions

A change of mindset to the left of centre

May create a mystical adventure

Tonight there shines a super-moon

Bring a bowl, cream, and spoon

And share in the sweetness of pink moonbeams

That revive lost souls and sanction forgotten dreams

Ivor Steven (c) April 2021

Today I visited the “The Hue and Cry collective” art exhibition, with paintings by 3 talented local Geelong artists, Jenna Kernaghan, Daniel Hunt, and Nelson Ruler. The theme of the exhibition was “Chromatic Phenomenon”, and the Lowercase Poetry members were encouraged to go along and be inspired to write an Ekphrastic poem about the paintings… I have attached some photos of paintings, and my resultant poem …

Chromatic Pulse




words are emotions

the emotions of love and pain

words are eye-drops

the eye-drops of sunshine and rain

words are blood

the blood in oceans and drains

words are aromas

the aromas of flowers and grains

words are watered sand

the watered sand of trees and plains

words are dreams

the dreams in stars and heavenly gains

Ivor Steven (c) April 2021

Patience drifts around the clock

Patience floats in dry-dock

Patience hovers in transit

Patience belies my spirit

Patiently I walk

Patiently I talk

Patiently I listen

Patiently I have forgiven

Patience is the essence

Patience is my sentence

Patience is my burden

Patience is my warden

Patiently I wait

Patiently I update

Patiently I sleep

And alone I weep

Patiently I Compromise

Patiently I will arise

Patiently I mutate

Patiently I will gravitate

Patience commands my time

Patience is my crime

Ivor Steven (c) April 2021

I’m a day away from yesterday

And a day away from tomorrow

I need to borrow another day



Time is running away

Time is bursting at the seams

Time is melting into moonbeams

The hour is now

The hour is how

Between here and then

Beyond why and when

Where is the power in my pen?

Show me the tower of zen

Ivor Steven (c) April 2021

“In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.” –
Walt Whitman


Brave Heart

I always remember

The last time I saw the sun

I always remember

The last time I saw you run

Yesterday I remembered

The colour of your eyes

Yesterday I remembered

The colour of our brilliant sky

Today I remembered

The happiness in your smile

Today I remembered

The happiness of our every mile

Tomorrow I will remember

The final beat of your brave heart

Tomorrow I will remember

The unread pages of our lost charts

Ivor Steven (c) 17th April 2021

Nine years ago today, I took my lady to the hospital for the last time, finality was on the way, and the day was her Birthday… and two weeks later, she gracefully passed away….

Gracious Lady

There is a lady on the horizon

Slender against the dusk

Sliding down with the sun

She vanished in the daytime

Hiding between the dawn

And the fading moon

A quiet and gracious lady

Who would relax on her old garden seat

There between her lily pond

And her faithful dog

Waiting graciously to be set free

Far beyond her flowering wattle tree

Forever glowing, my brightest light

Forever shining, on my darkest nights

Ivor Steven (c) April 17th 2021