Category: Tanka

Moon Cuddles (a Tanka)





Moon Cuddles (a Tanka)


The pink fairy cloud

Edged closer to the soirée moon

The shy white moon blushed

When the soft cloud cuddled him

“Welcome to my atmosphere”







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



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

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:

Amazon: https://amzn.asia/d/4yFHWrT

Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com



Ivor Steven (c) March 2024

Wings of Peace (A Tanka)




Wings of Peace (a Tanka)




I’m ready to fly 

Away, from this ravaged land

Where can peace be found? 

Are my wings sturdy enough? 

To carry freedom’s torn flag





Hoppipolla, by Sigur Ros

Hoppípolla is a beautiful and emotional song by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The title itself is a delightful blend of words: it’s a univerbation of “hoppa í polla,” which translates to “hopping into puddles” in Icelandic. The lyrics of the song are mainly in Icelandic, but they also include some nonsensical phrases in a language the band calls Vonlenska or “Hopelandic.”
The essence of “Hoppípolla” captures the carefree joy of childhood—the moments when we find delight and freedom by jumping in rain puddles. It’s a celebration of innocence, playfulness, and the simple pleasures of life. 🌧️👣




Our Kingdom in the Sky (a Tanka)


Our Kingdom in the Sky (a Tanka)


Up there above me

I feel the sun within me

In the same blue sky

I see the moon watching me

The universe protects me




“There Is a Kingdom” Lyrics by Nick Cave

Just like a bird that sings up the sun
In a dawn so very dark
Such is my faith for you
Such is my faith
And all the world’s darkness can’t swallow up
A single spark
Such is my love for you
Such is my love

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And he lives without
And he lives within

The starry heavens above me
The moral law within
So the world appears
So the world appears
This day so sweet
It will never come again
So the world appears
Through this mist of tears

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And he lives without
And he lives within




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

My Wings Need No Alibi (a Tanka)

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is: Streets. You may visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here. – – My Tanka is about flying in the sky, and I imagine the sky can be considered our “one big aerial street”






My Wings Need No Alibi (a Tanka)




Poised, ready to leap

Into the world’s blameless sky

Where his wings don’t hide

From needing an alibi

To fly freely and in peace






Ivor Steven (c) February 2024

Throwback Friday, Imperfectness (a Tanka)

I recently wrote a poem titled “Ivor’s Utopia” and I thought today’s Throwback Friday poem “Imperfectness” would be a perfect accompaniment. “Imperfectness” is from December 2022.


Imperfectness (a Tanka)


My imperfectness

Is perfectly camouflaged

Underneath the trees

Where moon shadows protect me

From the world’s imperfections




Watching Over Us (a Tanka)





Watching Over Us (a Tanka)




I watched you depart

I knew it was your last flight

Life’s one way ticket

And now it’s my turn to wait

For time to arrest my soul









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:

Amazon: https://amzn.asia/d/4yFHWrT

Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/

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OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com


Ivor Steven (c) January 2024

My Lounge Suite (a Haiku) Written by, Frankie

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Colour Challenge for January is: Purple . Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here

Please Note: All attached photos of ‘me’, were taken by, ‘my best friend’





My Lounge Suite (a Haiku), Written by, Frankie



Come sit beside me

Scratch my ear, and shake my paw

My home is your home








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:

Amazon: https://amzn.asia/d/4yFHWrT

Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
  

Ivor Steven (c) January 2024

Stalking the Wards (a Tanka)

A poem I wrote in response to Derrick Knight’s article about “Clearing Up After Storm Gerrit” >> https://derrickjknight.com/2024/01/03/clearing-up-after-storm-gerrit/

Please Note: All photos in my post today were originally taken by Derrick Knight, and I have ‘cropped’ the ones below to fit my article





Stalking the Wards (a Tanka)




After the wild storm

Nature wears her old matron’s

Reigning uniform

Staying to stalk the ward’s lawns

And nurse flora back to norm








Ivor Steven (c) January 2024