Featured Image Above; and the two images below, are photos from Derrick Knight’s recent post “Pool Patterns”, and you may visit his article by clicking on this link
>> https://derrickjknight.com/2021/12/16/pool-patterns/
Pool Patterns
Future Skies
An old graceful world
Shimmers upon mirrored pond
Timeless images
Nature’s blameless history
Awaits future smogless skies
Ivor Steven (c) December 2021
New Horizons
The calm whispering sky
Becomes the morning’s warm foot-bath
While doggie paws wander on the winding path
Dawn’s old cogs begin grinding
Rusty axles are slowly turning
Daytime wheels start rolling
Time never stops revolving
New seasons always keep evolving
And summertime lights up new horizons
Ivor Steven (c) December 2021
Featured Image Above: has been cropped from the photo below, which was taken by Derrick Knight, and again I sincerely thank Derrick for allowing me to reproduce his photos here, in conjunction with my poems. You may visit his fabulous site by clicking on this link
>> https://derrickjknight.com/
A Sunday Dream
did you hear the stars sing last night?
no
neither did I
did you see the sun cry at dawn?
no
neither did I
did you hear the bells ring this morning?
no
neither did I
did you feel the earth sigh today?
no
neither did I
there is you, I, and why
why cannot they see the sky?
why do they always lie?
why do they not cry?
Ivor Steven (c) December 2021
The words of this poem were inspired by comments that I left on Colleen’s and Donna’s post’s recently [ https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/ and https://www.djranch.org/ ], and the Featured Image Above, is one of Derrick Knight’s fabulous photos [ https://derrickjknight.com/ ] …
Time Watches Over Us
ours is not to reason why
for we are merely a fly
in the bigger sky
just passing by
however!
we do not stop learning
because every day
teaches us something new
and!
we cannot cease loving
because every day
our universe
creates something new
for us to love
yes!
the wheels of time
do not stop turning
and grandfather clocks
do not stop chiming
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
The universe beckons today
Candles line the stairway
Their light softens the underlay
As riser shadows fade away
Unused Sunday bells begin to chime
Unfinished words start to rhyme
Is there enough time?
To complete the climb
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
My poem today has been inspired by the three photos here on my article … The photos were all taken by Derrick Knight, who kindly allowed me to reproduce them here for my poem “Connected” … You may visit Derrick’s fabulous site by clicking on this link >> https://derrickjknight.com/2021/11/19/traffic-control-duties/
Connected
up there
under draconian dark clouds
I see a blue moon rising
gracefully shrouding the horizon
meanwhile
back here
on terra firma
woodland Autumn leaves are
colourfully crowning her mounds
where nature’s
unruffled fauna are found
gratefully grazing upon her
wounded ground
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
A big thank you to Colleen (The Chatter Blog) for her thought evoking post yesterday, which inspired me to write this Haiku for her … you may visit her post by clicking on this link >> https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/someones-truth/
Inside (a Haiku)
Within nothingness
Asleep in a ghostly nest
There lurks loneliness
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
Today I read a brilliant poem over on David Redpath’s fabulous site, and I thoroughly recommend that you read his outstanding piece, by clicking on this link >>https://highwaybloggery.com/2021/11/17/welcome-to-the-placebo-dome/
The below poem, is made up from the two comments that I placed on David’s site today.
Cracks In The Dome
I can hear bells ringing from the Placebo Dome
Through the cracks in my wall here at home
And still they are singing the same old anthem
Hollow words of charming wit and blunt sarcasm
Resonating from the dysfunctional meetings in Glasgow
Declaring they have saved the planet from a deadly afterglow
Absurdly, far too ironic
In a town so green and iconic
With their faces all aglow
Ashamed they were too slow
Because there’s not enough dough
Although
The world continues to produce live ammo
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.” ― Lao Tzu
Quietly (a Haiku)
Time moves silently
Soundless is our universe
Infinite and bright
Ivor Steven (c) November 2012
A special mention and thank you to Ingrid, for being the source of my inspiration behind my words today, with her very intriguing poem “Reclusive Romance”, you can visit her fabulous site by clicking on this link >> https://experimentsinfiction.com/2021/11/11/reclusive-romance-poetry-dverse/#more-17442
We Are Strange
how high is the sky?
how warm is the air?
how strong is wind?
can we fly without?
celestial wings
how deep is the river?
how cold is the water?
how strong is the current?
why do we always need?
a search warrant
why do we still jump in?
why do we still try to swim?
do we want to know?
the answers
Ivor Steven (c) November 2021
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