Mothers (a Tanka)
Happy Mothers Day
The queens of my universe
Your stars light my sky
Every day and every night
On my bended knees, I stay
Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Mothers (a Tanka)
A Frollick of Forest Faeries
The mysterious Wilderness … The babbling stream … Frankie guarding the black door
Centre Photo (The babbling stream): by Derrick Knight
> https://derrickjknight.com/2023/05/09/why-did-the-lambs-cross-the-road/
A Frollick of Forest Faeries
Wandering through the mysterious wilderness
I glimpsed a shimmering flicker
From within the woods somewhere
Startled, I stumbled and fell forward
There before me, was a glimmering black door
And the shiny silver padlock was ajar
Curiosity beckoned me to enter
Such a baffling anomaly
Jittering, I cautiously stepped inside
Unexpectedly, splosh, my boots became soaked
I had waded into a small babbling stream
Below a softly gurgling cascade
And there, elegantly fluttering
Above the brooks mossy rocks
A frollick of forest faeries
Magically emerged to fervently welcome me
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Colour Us Blue
Colour Us Blue
Above
I see a single sphere of blue
Sheltering my raptured canoe
Skewered by an earthly corkscrew
Here
I wait to be rescued
Then I ask the crew
“How long is the queue
beyond this canopy of blue?”
After
In the celestial sky with you
Every soul is united by blue
Everyone’s true skin is the same hue
We are all coloured blue
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Throwback Friday, Dark Blue
A poem I wrote in January 2022, however, as is my way, I have revised and renamed the poem for my article today … the original title was Black and Blue
Dark Blue
fatigue is chorused by hidden mockingbirds
lethargic attitudes fall over backwards
tiredness melts blue lines into blurry words
weariness distorts midnight’s dark thoughts
and exhaustion eventually sinks a listing Argonaut
Today’s music/video: Is Damien Rice singing Leonard Cohen’s classic “Famous Blue Raincoat” … and fortunately, I am going see the amazing Damien Rice perform “Live” here in Geelong next Thursday night …
Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Dome Poets, Anthology
You are invited to the Book Launch of “Faces, Places, Emotional Spaces” an Anthology by the “Dome Poets”, a subsidiary group of Geelong Writers Inc.
** Saturday 20th May
** 2.00 pm til 4.00 pm
** Boronggook Library, Drysdale
** 2-8 Wyndham St, Drysdale
RSVP, here, or SMS me on 0437278888
Attached Below: One of my Poems (From 10) in the Athology
Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Lines To Nowhere (Revised)
In response to Eugi’s Moonwashed Musings Photo Prompt: Skyline … To visit her fabulous site please click on >> Here
Lines To Nowhere (Revised)
As my drapes fell apart
I saw a setting eclipse
And I decided to walk
To the south side of the moon
Carrying my plastic spoon
There, a giant vanilla cheesecake
Rolled over the crusty moonscape
On a giant crumbly base
Topped with blueberries and cream
Laying here in bed, life is but a dream
The midnight skyline begins to drool
Am I a full moon’s fool?
I will meet you at our old school
Down by the empty pool
This time we will not be ridiculed
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Be a Domino (a Tanka)
Be a Domino (a Tanka)
Assistance aids all
The receiver grows stronger
The giver gains love
Together, friendships thrive
Join the domino effect
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Happy Birthday Mom
Mom’s birthday and Carole’s birthday were not far apart, and appropriately they enjoyed a very close relationship …
Today is my mother’s birthday, and next Sunday is Mothersday, and coincidently, today was also Carole’s funeral day … Here is my tribute to those 2 magnificent women in my life…
My Women
After I had left the hem
Without women
I could not have survived my time
I would not have braved the climb
Ladies you were my rhyme
My mothers of thyme
Helping me roll away the stone
Maintaining these old bones
Repairing the bridges, I had burnt
Reciting the messages, I had learnt
Cheering from the sidelines
Supporting my broken designs
Women of my rhymes
Mothers for a lifetime
Ivor Steven (c) May 9th 2023
Falling Into Darkness (a Senryu)
Darkness folds into
Eyes that do not hear the sounds
Of homeless spirits
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
A Song for Carole Today
Antony’s lyrics express my emotions exquisitely
Ivor Steven (c) May 9th 2023
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