Hello dear readers and followers, I am again writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Thirsting for Freedom”, 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/thirsting-for-freedom/
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
Finding Her Universe
(a Double Tanka)
In the direction
Of heading home, I found North
Then veered to the East
Looking for the setting Sun
There, I told the Horizon
“I have lost my way
flying through your golden day”
“You’re not lost, my friend,
fly toward my brightest point
and her universe is yours”
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
Only One Day Of Voting to Go!
Dear Readers and Followers,
I am thrilled to announce my nomination for Spillwords Author of the Month! This is an immense honour, and I am truly humbled, both by the support I have received from the Spillwords Editorial Team over the years, and of course from everyone who reads and shows appreciation for my words.
All of the writers nominated are hugely talented, and I offer my congratulations to every one of them on their nominations!
If you wish to show your support by voting, you can visit this Spillwords Link >>https://spillwords.com/vote/
THE NOMINEES ARE:
Ash Douglas
Emma Wells
Ian Fletcher
Ivor Steven
RC Larlham
Ximena Escobar
Lindsay Soberano Wilson
Why Do We Write? (a Quote)
“The world caresses our eyes
every day until we die.
We write to arouse idle minds
and soothe hearts with our soulful finds” … Ivor Steven, Oct 2023.
Ivor …
a Leonard Cohen song for the occasion
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
The Ravens Know (a Tanka)
Blackbirds and grey clouds
Cast shadows on the tarmac
Cold air swirls around
Hail makes that hammering sound
Ravens elope to the trees
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Tullawalla is Available From
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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
“Day One” a poem I wrote in April 2022 for ‘Anzac Day’ … Lest We Forget …
Day One
Before Day One
I wished upon a star
That the milk-bar
Was not too far away
My life’s bread was crumbling
My weathered hands were fumbling
Witnessing the Last Supper was humbling
Day One
There, beyond the darkness
Out in the universe
From a million light-years away
Under an alien’s microscopic frame
We would all look the same
After Day One
I wished for the dust to settle
Then waited for rusted gunmetal
To mature into household kettles
Whistling hallelujah to new sunflower petals
This graphic Music/Video by the Pogues “needs no more words”
Ivor Steven (c) April (Anzac Day) 2024
Beyond Flawed Paws
We are flying north before winter
I am on the edge of the flock
The outside feather of the throng
Away from the main group.
But close enough
To sense that I belong
Even with my tired and aging wings
The congregation allows me to tag along
And they caringly bunch together
Sheltering me when the wind is strong
We are a humble and united colony
Paternally migrating in perfect harmony
As part of nature’s cycle of eternity
We soar above the flawed paws
Of the world’s sparring community
And beyond those sharp claws
Of their tragic and panicky community
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
I Was Just a Stone’s Throw Away
I am a rock
circular and flat
or round and fat
either way
pick me up and toss me into the sea
I would skip and bounce
like I was walking on water
and out there, I would be
just a stone’s throw away
from Davy Jone’s locker
however, I will not be sinking
this time!
my shiny carapace is a disguise
in reality
I am a dried-up wedge
an ancient piece of webbing
that King Neptune
once walked on
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
No! Not the Moon Too (a Tanka)
I was framed! And then
Locked behind alien bars
I need to be free
Please come now and release me
My full moon show is on soon
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Tullawalla is Available From
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
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Perceptions is Now Available via:
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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
I Am a Humble Host
I am a dead stump
a sawn-off lump
these days I am hosting
a flourishing fungus
nature’s most diverse organism
that is currently surviving
on my aged bark’s
ecological metabolism
here, in my ethereal afterlife
I am a humble host
who is metaphysically appreciating
being the fungi’s homely bedpost
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Tullawalla is Available From
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’
AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:
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OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
Moon Dreams (a Haiku)
Answering the moon
I’m a dreamer of the night
Dark side lullabies
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Tullawalla is Available From
Jaymah Press:https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’
AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:
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Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
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