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And I Wonder Why

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is: Perspective … to visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here … And my poem below is a metaphorical perspective between “nature’s serenity and our wild wars”





And I Wonder Why


On a windless winter morn

I am walking beside the wave-less bay

Watching the white wispy clouds

Wandering above the whispering trees


And I am wondering why

Our worried and weeping world

Wantonly wastes time

On unworthy and wearisome wars





“Esmerelda”, a wonderfully dramatic song by Ben Howard






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Perceptions:

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Tullawalla:

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Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Twilight Time






Twilight Time




“Yes Frankie

eventide has joined us

the winter sun’s setting fast

it’s time to hit the frog and toad

back to our warm and cosy abode

before the chilly twilight air

catches us unaware”


Frankie props, and knows

it’s time, for his photo pose









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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 direct for a signed copy at
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Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Winter Sun Lines






Winter Sun Lines




Two hours before midday

Under a clear and crisp blue sky

The drowsy winter sun

Feels moderately warm

To the chilly and dewy lawn


Despite, the obtrusive

And ignominious

Overhead power lines

Between, us here,

And the vexatious stare

Of our solar eye’s

Laborious glare









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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
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Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Flight to Freedom (a Haiku)






Flight to Freedom (a Haiku)


He sings me a tune

Before flying to freedom

In the blue moon sky









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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
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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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Together in the Box Office Cafe 

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is: Sleep … please visit their fabulous website by clicking on >> Here.
I’ve been busy the last several days, an open mic’ night, a big fun afternoon at the Box Office Cafe (Poem below), Creative Geelong Market Day, and tomorrow morning it’s my Dome Poetry Group’s monthly meeting … And tonight, I am very “Sleepy”



Together in the Box Office Cafe 

 
 
As is Frankie’s way 
In his cute and friendly manner  
He invited three young ladies  
To join us at our table 
And as in Tullawalla’s, ‘a meeting place’  
We quickly became cheekily friendly and chatty 
They were inquisitive about what I was writing, 
and my books, ‘Perceptions’ and ‘Until Eyes Hear Sound’ 
 
The three “train-driver” ladies jokingly agreed 
“Youth is wasted on the young” 
Then, Ivor, Frankie, Carla, Mandy, and Emily 
Shared pup-cups, cappuccino, and latte 
Along with some neuro-cool glasses  
Of vodka, prosecco, and martini 
 
Thanks to the ladies, we had a fun afternoon 
Frankie lapped up all their extra cuddles  
And Carla kindly purchased 
Signed copies of, ‘Tullawalla’ and ‘Perceptions’ 








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Perceptions:

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Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Guiding the Way (a Tanka)






Guiding The Way
(a Tanka)


The show is over

Lowercase open mic night 

Now I am waiting 

Below a bright crescent moon

For the very last bus home 








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Perceptions:

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Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Rainclouds and Rainbows

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is: Impatience … please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here.
Today my poem is about being patient and accepting what Mother Nature offers us each day …




Rainclouds and Rainbows


At the beginning of day

I felt the icy rain

There, I sheltered

Under a satiny rainbow

That had emanated

From the weeping sky


At the closing of day

I stood before the velvety sunset

And there I nestled

Under the silky crescent moon

That was heading

Toward the rosy horizon









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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Closed Eyelids (a Tanka)






Closed Eyelids
(a Tanka)




The dawn’s cozy fog

Dare’s the dozy sun to shine

And awake the world’s

Closed eyelids to the wonders

Of Nature’s Forgotten Sky









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Perceptions:

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Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

“And the Birds Warbled”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine.

Hello dear readers and followers, I am a writer for “Coffee House Writers magazine” (USA), on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “And the Birds Warbled”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. …
To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the article, at Coffee House Writers Magazine.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/and-the-birds-warbled/






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Perceptions:

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Tullawalla:

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OR: >> You may email me direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

Rubber Soles and a Timeworn Soul 

I use only one pair of shoes and after 12 months and 2200 km later, I’ve worn off about 15 mm of rubber from the outside heal area …




Rubber Soles and a Timeworn Soul 
 
 
 
My shoe’s rubber soles 
Are worn out and almost gone  
And the laces are threadbare 
Like burnt-down candle wicks
 

I have traveled many hard miles  
My old bones are weary 
Worn out and almost gone 

But my timeworn soul remains intact  
While my journey’s dreams are alive and well 









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Perceptions:

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Lulu Books >>  Perceptions (lulu.com)


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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com





Ivor Steven (c) June 2024