Category: Photos

White Stone (a Senryu)

Timeless white headstones

Guarding the ground of old souls

Loved ones’ final home





“Headstones”, Lyrics, Lake Of Tears

Past the forest of the flies of fire
Beyond the waters of shimmering tears
By a fire they stand
And they whisper my name

Now I seek upon the night
Small fragments of moonlight

Up the hill the headstones lie
Up the hill the reapers watching eye
Up the hill the headstones lie
Headstones…

In the circle of stones dressed in ivy
By the garden of the serene flowers
And the spirits are there
Whispering my name

Now I seek upon the night
Small fragments of moonlight

Up the hill the headstones lie
Up the hill the reapers watching eye
Up the hill the headstones lie
Headstones…




Ivor Steven (c) March 2024

Throwback Friday, Moon Blossom

A “Moon” poem that I originally wrote in June 2019.




Moon Blossom


The old moon knows

After a bitterly cold winter

There’s never a false spring

And Eve’s apple tree always blossoms


Then the full moon shyly shines

Casting moon-shadows upon sacred ground

And asks about the planet’s fading designs

“Where have all the ancient spirits gone”




However, the new moon remains alluring

And his moonbeams spoon our imagination

Yellow ripples shimmering across blue lagoons

Casting moon-shadows over lovers’ bedrooms

And love eventually conquers us all

When moon blossom ringlets gently fall








Ivor Steven (c) March 2024

Worldly Friends (a Tanka)

Hello friends and followers, today I’m traveling to the other side of the State for my uncle’s funeral on Thursday (he would’ve been 100 years old on the 29th of February, (yes, he was a Leapyear Baby!) and I won’t be back until Friday … my blogging will be minimal. Still, I have scheduled some poems while away.





Worldly Friends (a Tanka)


Frankie watches out 

Matilda then flies across

The road to say Hi

Animals, no matter their 

Breed, are nature’s worldwide friends







Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Broken is Not a Token (a Senryu)

A Senryu I wrote in response to Susi’s emotional poem “Getting Broken”
>> https://iwriteher.com/2024/02/14/getting-broken/
Featured Imaged Above: with Claudia’s (Humoring The Goddess)
kind permission, from her magnificent story about the artist, Glen Martin Taylor. Please visit her site and read the amazing article.
>> https://humoringthegoddess.com/2024/02/24/sunday-evening-art-gallery-glen-martin-taylor






Broken is Not a Token (a Senryu)


Once the heart’s broken

Kintsugi is a token

For the hurt spoken








Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Flying By (a Haiku)





Flying By (a Haiku)




Me and my shadow

Dodging morning dragonflies

And white butterflies








Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Beyond a World of Wires 





Beyond a World of Wires 
 
 
 
I am a bird 

Perched atop a post 

I am a bird on a wire 

 

I am about to jump 

A leap of faith 

Toward the light 

 

Through the wires 

Across the oceans 

Over the horizon 

Into the universe 

Beyond eternity 

 

I am a bird 

A bird on a wire 

Perched on her bier 








Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

“Darkness”, is in this Week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine

Hello dear readers and followers, I am again writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Darkness”, 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/darkness-2/

“For a friend who decided to leave us without saying goodbye”






Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Throwback Friday, Did You Hear the Moon Call?

I have written and posted a number of “moon” poems lately, and there will be a full moon tomorrow night. So, my Throwback Friday Poem is another Moon Poem, “Did You Hear the Moon Call?, from September 2021






Did You Hear the Moon Call?



Time is an eternal sundial

The sun rises, and the sun sets

Tides roll in, tides go out

The rivers ebb and flow

And the gray clouds of life

Continue to fly on by


Curtains open, and curtains fall

The audience wants more

Feel the crowd roar

Last night, did you hear the moon call?







Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’

AND
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Evening Lights

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is the word: Inspiration. You may visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here.
My poem below was “Inspired” by my evening photos of Nature’s Lights …




Evening Lights


My welcome light is on and shining

The twilight moon is iconically glowing

And the setting sun has thrown

A laser light across the horizon

The evening show has begun

There is enough room for everyone

Join me and Doctor Who’s Tardis crew

Enjoy a timeless front-row view

For a magical evening of fun

And savor another of nature’s classic re-runs






Until Eyes Hear Sound
Not available on Lulu or Amazon yet … but you may purchase it from me, via this web page or my email >> ivorrs20@gmail.com

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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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024