Category: Poems

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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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 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 









All Books. Now Available At:

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Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
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11am-3pm

Until Eyes Hear Sound

Lulu Books >>  Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)


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

Nuzzling and Guzzling (a Novem)

Frankie sleeping on my feet … Frankie waiting … Frankie guzzling coffee

A ‘novem’ is a poem format consisting of four-syllable, three-word tercets in which the positioning of the disyllabic word is different on each line.

All gone! … a dry plate





Nuzzling and Guzzling (a Novem)

(Night)

…..He lies asleep
…..There, cozy warm
…..Upon my feet

(Morning)

……….He waits calmly
……….For breakfast and
……….Walkies to come

(Afternoon)

……………He has coffee
……………To guzzle up
……………Licking it dry

(Sweets) … an extra stanza, just for fun!

He Loves Cheesecake
The crusty bit
Under the sponge





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132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
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11am-3pm

Until Eyes Hear Sound

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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

Shangri La, Volume 8. Beyond Flawed Paws

FREE PDF COPY >>> Links Below

Hello, dear readers and followers, as you might know, I stopped producing my “Tullawalla Booklets” at # 31, because that was the house number of our family’s Tullawalla Homestead.
But the booklet formats are a superb way for me to catalogue the vast number of poems I produce and as the saying goes “I Am Turning Another Page”. Here I have begun a new series of poem booklets, called “Shangri La” which is the name of my little Villa, and is my piece of “earthly paradise, a retreat from the pressures of modern civilization”.
Incredibly, I now have “1711” Poems filed in these booklet formats!!
(on my bookshelf I have “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, which contains 1775 poems … when I first started writing poems, I never envisaged that I would produce so many poems … )

Click on >> Here.  for the link to your FREE: PDF Copy of “Shangri La, Volume 8, Beyond Flawed Paws



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 humanity 
And beyond those sharp claws
Of their tragic and panicky community










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Creative Geelong MAY’D Shop,
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TRADING HOURS
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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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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

Jaded Rewrites







Jaded Rewrites


faded half-moon

between the clouds

at high noon


washed out skies

between yesterday and tomorrow

hackneyed eyes


becalmed nights

between dusk and dawn

jaded rewrites







All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D Shop,
Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
11am-3pm

Until Eyes Hear Sound

Lulu Books >>  Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)

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

Ingrid Wrote a Poem for Me

Creative Geelong Arts Festival

At my poetry books stall, and just up from me, the Piano Girl played.



“Creative Occupation” was at Creative Geelong, MAY’D Arts Festival

I looked for the Promoter, the Poet, the Printer, and the Publisher… I followed the red arrows, and I was there … “We so look forward to making poetry with you”.

#artsandculturegeelong#poetryart#interactiveinstallation#creativegeelong#creativeoccupation



Ingrid Wrote a Poem for Me

The poet (Ingrid)


“Hello Ivor”
Wow, she knows my name
“Stand on the special black spot
and I’ll type a poem for you”

.

I stand on the special black spots


Then from her old yellow typewriter
Words magically curled
Off the antique roller
And when she finished
She handed me the paper tape
“A poem for you”

My hand-typed poem by Ingrid

“Hi dear, how do you know me
and what is your name”
“I’m Ingrid, and I read your poems
on the Creative Geelong Instagram site
and I love your writings”

The printing process

“Thank you for your kindness, Ingrid,
and you have made my amazing day
here at the Festival even betterer!”

The published poems suspended above the Festival crowd







All Books. Now Available At:

Creative Geelong MAY’D Shop,
Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
11am-3pm

Until Eyes Hear Sound

Lulu Books >>  Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)

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) May 2024

# Kimo #

Thank you to Eugi from Moonwashed Musings, for introducing me to the “Kimo” poetry format. >> https://amanpan.com/2024/05/29/kimo-5-29-24/

The Kimo is a tristich, a poem of three lines with 10/7/6 syllables. Kimo is an Israeli version of the haiku. Unrhymed. No title.

“Also, the kimo is focused on a single frozen image (kind of like a snapshot). So it’s uncommon to have any movement happening in kimo poems.






# Kimo #


The dim three-quarter moon pauses and sighs

into the white horizon

“Now, it’s my turn to shine”







Until Eyes Hear Sound

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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) May 2024

Throwback Friday, Every Ordinary Day

Today, my Throwback Friday poem was written on December 4th, 2020



Every Ordinary Day

If you look up
There is air and sky
If you look backward
There goes the sunset
If you look forward
Here comes sunrise
If you look sideways
There shines the fullness of the day

Look and you will feel
Nature sharing her love
Look and you will hear
Her crescendo of life’s adrenaline








Until Eyes Hear Sound

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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) May 2024

MAY’D Arts Festival

TODAY 5.00 pm – 3.00 pm
& SATURDAY 11.00 am – 3.00 pm

I’ll be at the May’d Festival, at “IVOR’S Poetry Books” stall, selling my poetry books, look my for Sign …

This is a two-day festival by @creativegeelong in partnership with the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
The Centrepoint Arcade in Geelong has become a vibrant hub of art, workshops, live performances, and creative stallholders selling art, books, clothing, and craft.


Creative Geelong Hub
Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St
Geelong VIC

Friday 31st May 5pm-9pm
Saturday 1st June 11am-3pm













Until Eyes Hear Sound

Lulu Books >>  Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)

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) May 2024

The Universe Beyond My Wardrobe’s Doors 





The Universe Beyond My Wardrobe’s Doors 
 
 
 
I live in a small compact villa 
My abode is comfortable and cozy 
The bedroom doubles up  
As my writer’s studio and library    

 
The wardrobe’s doors are near the end of my bed 
On the doors, I hang a calendar  
And a special photo of me and Carole 
We had taken for our 25th anniversary 

I gaze at the calendar and ponder 
The appointments are in black 
Important dates are marked in red 
And my poetry events are scribbled in blue 
 

The calendar has many blank squares 
They are the days I spend writing 
I Write to Her, about love and coping 
I write for myself, about life and nature 

I write for everyone who reads my poems 
I write my thoughts about humanity’s existence 
within the universe and the great beyond 
I write words, “Until Eyes Hear Sound” 







Until Eyes Hear Sound

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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) May 2024