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Awkwardness
Within this world’s wilderness
Beyond my ongoing tiredness
I must confess
My aging awkwardness
It’s becoming more difficult to address
Nonetheless
Life’s progress
It’s a challenging process
Ivor Steven (c) March 2025
Flying Toward the Sun
we all know
that the sun will shine
and that the birds will fly
we all know
why the full moon glows
and why the trees grow
but we do not know
who makes our world cry
or who chooses our time to die
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2025
Suicide
there is a fine line
between pleasure and pain
there are bad moments
between life and death
there is black space
between here and the sun
there is night
when there is no light
and there is only dark
on the other side of the moon
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2025
Behind the Mourning Clouds
From behind the mourning clouds
The ancient moon peers down
Wearing a judge’s yellow crown
The moon knowingly frowns
Upon the maddening crowd
Congregating on opposite bluffs
Of the ever-widening Gulf
Between diamond cuffs and shoeshine buffs
The moon then proudly dons
The unworn sacred shroud
And judiciously ordains
“This is your final countdown”
Ivor Steven (c) February 2025
The Other Side
Looking for tomorrow
Is like crossing a one-way road
We stop!
Then look the other way
We are conditioned to turn
And look down the wrong way
Then step forward!
Hoping!
We are moving toward
The other side
.
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2025
A Nest That Never Rests
On this sombre Sunday morning
the day is typically quiet
and under the hanging grey clouds
there is a whispering cool breeze
for the birds to hover upon
where they uniquely monitor
the unpredictable world below
And while lazily meandering
I cannot help but wonder
what do the birds perceive?
of us, unappreciative homo-sapiens
as we continue to vandalize our sacred planet
and randomly ravage our own nest
“The Wild”, lyrics, Mumford & Sons
We saw birth and death
Can’t we be still
What makes you kind
From where comes your sparkling mind
Was it under the earth?
Tied up in a knot
Which I forgot you were ever there
Do not be afraid
Do not be afraid
What’s that I see?
I think it’s the wild
Puts the fear of God in me
And was there a grudge
Up from the dust
Inconceivable lie
What’s that I see?
I think it’s the wild
Puts the fear of God in me
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Tullawalla:
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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
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Ivor Steven (c) January 2025
Is This the Right Time?
we slept in this morning
we are behind time
or are we on time
for whatever time
decreed by time
to be the right time
time is neither more nor less
time is endless
there are many times
we need a hand
but time hears no command
time is here and now
time is the universe’s eternal vow
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) January 2025
Over at Weekly Prompts, because It’s the last weekend of the month, it’s time for the “One Day” Prompt! … To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here
“One Day” at a Time/or, Is There Time?
Time to relax
Time for coffee and a snack
Time for observing
Time for listening
Time is neither lost nor found
Time rebounds
Without a sound
Time cannot be unwound
Time is all around
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Tullawalla:
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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
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Ivor Steven (c) January 2025
Flying Through Time
Flying below the clouds
or
Zooming above the bay
or
Swooping across the paddocks
My wings
are oblivious
to the climb
And do not hear
the sound of time
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) January 2025
Who’s Following Who?
Who are the moonrakers?
Who are the matchstick makers?
Who are the dictators?
Who are the takers?
Who is flying south?
Who is flying off at the mouth?
Who is to release the East?
From the unpoliced wild beast
Where are the high priests?
Are we being fleeced?
Piece by piece
How can peace ever be unleashed?
While heartless bastards feast
On our poor bakers’ yeast
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
Amazon >> Tullawalla A Meeting Place Where My Empty Hands are Full of Memories and Rhymes : Steven, Ivor: Amazon.com.au: Books
OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) January 2025
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