I stood alone in my second-hand clothes
holding her worn out soul
gently, I slid her urn
into that hollow
inside the brick wall
a moment of heartache
hidden in a chasm of pain
stone-faced again
I stood alone in my timeless zone
not wanting to go home
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
On Monday a Geelong Writers poetry group went to Rachinger Gallery in East Geelong for an Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop. Here I am presenting the painting, “Owl” by, Gale Jarmyn, and my associated Ekphrastic poem “Will We Choose Wisely”
Will We Choose Wisely? (a Senryu)
The owl shook his head
Angry feathers flew sideways
“You must choose wisely!”
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
The Moon’s Ivory Eye
There, beyond the blue horizon
I see a white winter moon
Silhouetted against the afternoon sky
Do you see my vision?
An invisible silver spoon
Hiding the moon’s ivory eye
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
The Morning After
Tracking south
Stepping from one quiet cloud
Onto a whispering cloud
Following powdered footprints
Without displacing a feather
Without cracking the sky’s
Hypnotic blue eggshell
And daydreaming of the south
Without you
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Neon Blue (a Haiku)
Our sky’s neon blue
The bright side of winter blue
Warming our toes too
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
My “Quote” was inspired by Arlene’s lovely article ‘On Writing’
>> https://arlene1956.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/on-writing/
Why Do We Write? (a Quote)
“The world caresses our eyes
every day until we die.
We write to arouse idle mind’s
and soothe hearts with our soulful finds” … Ivor Steven
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Home›Environment›Where Have The Faeries Gone?
WHERE HAVE THE FAERIES GONE?
BY IVOR STEVEN/
AUGUST 21, 2023/
Ivor Steven / Coffee House Writers
Deep in the enchanted forest
Under mossy rocks and water-reeds
I found an iron-bar door
Lying over a sinkhole in the creek bed
I wondered and yelled out
Eerily, a gentle voice replied
“Do not worry, we are sheltering here”
“Why are you hiding?” I inquired
“We are waiting for humanity
to stop the carnage on our planet”
Then, peering up from lower in the chasm
I witnessed that the small luminous eyes
Of Earth’s guardian faeries
Were en masse, joyless, and crying
TAGS
POETRY
FREE VERSE POEM
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
Today I am presenting another poem that will be appearing in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”. I wrote ‘Exposed’ in October 2020, and the Haiku will be the opening piece in the ‘Haiku’ section of Chapter 10 . Short Poems: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Others.
Featured Image: The 14th China-Russia-Mongolia International Ice and Snow …Pinterest, 4 yrs ago
Exposed (a Haiku)
Cold droplets of rain
Icicles stuck on bare skin
Hinged by winter wind
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Hello dear readers and followers, I am now writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Where Have the Faeries Gone?”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below to view my poem, at Coffee House Writers Magazine. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/where-have-the-faeries-gone/
Music/Video: by Sigur Ros, “Ylur”, translated means, Warmth
Ivor Steven © August 2023
Over at “Moonwashed Musings!” The Weekly Prompt is the above Featured Image and the words – Somehow-cozy … Please visit Eugi’s wonderful site by clicking on >> HERE …
Mirage! (a Haiku)
Golden tree, so bright
Are you my savior’s light?
Or! Today’s mirage
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 