Ivor.Plumber/Poet

Throwback Friday, Really Real

After the Easter of 2019 (not long after spending 3 months in the hospital, recovering from 2nd & 3rd strokes’), I traveled to Philadelphia and Bensalem, for that “Really Real” adventure of a lifetime.
A big thank you to “All of My Family” in Philadelphia for a magically memorable escapade.

Really Real

I’m hazily awakening, from my afternoon slumber
Hearing a summer thunderstorm pounding
Wet fat drops splatter the ground
Greening the fields of Bensalem
Eyes curiously opening, I’m drifting
Floating upon a mystical cloud
In a magical mist, where faeries live
Happily dancing and prancing above my head
Gently fluttering on the edge of my Cosmo
Sprinkling my body with stardust, and blowing me kisses
And granting my real dreams and reality wishes

Who’s Listening (a Senryu)

My poetic response to Raquel’s thoughtful post >> https://lavidaraq.com/2024/03/28/pick-up-the-phone

Who’s Listening (a Senryu)

Looking at my phone

Hoping for that ringing tone

Feeling all alone

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Skylights, Out of Sight (a Tanka)

Skylights, Out of Sight (a Tanka)

There are miles of clouds

Cloaking the hot morning sun

Clouds veil the moon too

The day’s skylights are dimmed out

But my shadow stays in sight

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

“An Unused Compass”, is in this week’s edition of 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 “An Unused Compass”, 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/an-unused-compass/

Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Jingle Jangle for My Easter Bonnet (Revised)

Another Throwback Easter poem from 4 years ago, was a scrappy piece about my attempt to go on an Easter trip.

Jingle Jangle for My Easter Bonnet (Revised)

My notebook has run out of ideas

There are pages of invisible words

And blue lines are leaping outside

Into my used quills recycle bin

I have old hand-knitted socks

Lining my holey pockets

And my threadbare purse

It is loosely tied to my Easter bonnet

How am I going to fly?

Without, high-priced wings

I’ve not even a jingle jangle

Of silver change

And my dream’s destination

Now, it seems out of range

But I don’t need to travel too far

To reach my Easter avatar

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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

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AND
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2024

My Easter Sunday Project

I had enough wooden letters, some leftover pieces of timber, glue, white semi-gloss paint, and assorted cans of spray paint colours.

The Project; to design and build a stand-alone large bookend for my “Poetry Book” shelf.

Result; My bookend/stand looks colourfully handsome, and sturdy.

I thought of rhyme alone,
For rhyme can beat a measure out of trouble
And make the daylight sweet once more.

William Butler Yeats

Ivor Steven (c) March 31st 2024

My Easter Poem Lands In Mainz

A Throwback to “Easter, 2020”

My Easter poem “An Old Book Closes, a New Door Opens”, has grown wings, and landed in Germany (Mainz), via a website platform called, Culture-Y >> https://www.culture-y.com/das-format/

CULTURE-Y is an initiative of the Mainz band Hanne Kah. “Now, at a time when we face restrictions in everyday life, we feel all the more that cohesion is the most important formula for living together. Therefore, we decided to show all the wonderful actions and projects that impress and motivate across generations.”

“With this initiative, we want to offer a platform for everything that is created “out there” in Mainz and the world so that it can move into your living room.”

“Everything should be possible on our portal. We think across generations and will unconditionally show everything that seems important and right to us. We will not be able to guarantee that every image is produced in high gloss, that technology always plays along. It remains handmade and that’s a good thing. We can already assure you one thing: We believe in our platform and would be very happy if you would like to be part of our community.”

“Show us your creativity and send us your contributions. Let’s make CULTURE-Y great!..”