Springtime








Springtime

Time does not stop flying
There will always be birds in the sky

Clouds do not stop rolling in
The rain shall keep tumbling down

Grass continues to turn green
The season’s butterflies rejoice

And as the ‘Tom Waits’ song decrees
“You Can Never Hold Back Spring”












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Throwback Friday, Bedroom Fireplace

Today’s Throwback poem was my first attempt at writing a ‘Pantun’ poem format. Originally written in October 2018

Pantun :
In its most basic form, the pantun consists of a quatrain which employs an abab rhyme scheme. A pantun is traditionally recited according to a fixed rhythm and as a rule of thumb, in order not to deviate from the rhythm, every line should contain between eight and 12 syllables.



Bedroom Fireplace

Oh wondrous lounge-room fireplace
Your winter-time sparkling crackle
Glows upon our old desire’s embrace
Reciting words of trust, beyond our burnt shackles

Oh wondrous bed-room fireplace
Your winter-time warming flame
Narrates tales of our revere and grace
Flickering words of love, beyond our given name












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Leonardo Da Vinci, 500 Years of Genius

Today, I accompanied my friend Barb to Melbourne’s wonderful Lume Gallery to see the amazingly expansive exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci’s unique and monumental display of his artistry, creativity, and ingenuity. Definitely, an opportunity that I was not going to miss out on, and I hope my photo/story conveys our fantastic experience of being mesmerized by the “Genius of Da Vinci”



Patrons lying back in the low lounges enjoy the unique continuous movie show

My photos of the incredible surround video show/classical art with surround sound of classical music …












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

All Day, and All Night Long (a Tanka, written by Frankie)





All Day, and All Night Long (a Tanka, written by Frankie)

It’s been a tough day
Lying here watching him write
His pithy poems
All day long, hour after hour
But he did stop to feed me!












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Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome





Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome



Today, I’m cosily inhabiting home
Sheltering from Nature’s windy thunder-dome
Here, with Frankie and Alex, the garden gnome

Everything outside is turning monochrome
And it is too dangerous to sail at the aerodrome
So, here I am drafting some new poems












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Sailing, Around the World






Sailing, Around the World 
 
 

With my spaceship’s sails full  
And the spinnaker pulling us west 
Our journey around the world 
Will be an expeditious  adventure 
Navigating our way over polluted oceans  
And above war-ravaged ground 

 
I’ll be confirming, first-hand 
That our planet is, water, green, and round 
And not a flat contaminated compound












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One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop

Over at Weekly Prompts, it’s the last weekend of the month, so it’ll be time for another ‘One Day’ Prompt! … Please visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here 





One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop



We are back from our morning walkies
And Frankie is recovering on the lounge suite
He’s worn out from the blustery battering
By the gales that have been blowing all week

I ask Frankie
“When will these wild winter winds stop”
“Don’t ask me! You’re the one
with the fancy Computer”

Jolted by Frankie’s sarcastic remark,
I looked at the weather forecast
“Yeah, apparently the windy conditions
are going to moderate a little tomorrow”
“That’s good. Then I’ll be able to hear you
when you call me to come back”

He nods and smiles, recalling his sheepish excuse
for wandering off this morning
and did not return when I called him.
“Never mind Frankie, one day soon,
the wild wind will stop”
And slyly, he gives me that innocent doggie look!














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Gale Force





Gale Force



Nature is huffing and puffing again
Gustily blustering across the plains
Wild enough to blow a dog off a chain

The final blast of winter’s cold gales
Is hammering the air with invisible nails
Wild enough to bow the feathers on a bird’s tail












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Ivor Steven (c) August 2024

Throwback Friday, Lost in Space

Above Images: My writing ‘space’

Today’s Throwback Friday poem, ‘Lost in Space’ is from June 2020.






Lost In Space

I’m leaving this land of lost grace
And flying off into space
It’s time to run away
My airship, ITMIMS*, is leaving today

Love is a stowaway in the heart
And love needs a head start
Somewhere in this universe
There’s love in the shepherd’s purse



* ITMIMS … Ivor’s Time Machine In Micro Space












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Watery Eyes






Watery Eyes (a Haiku)

Cold pitiless tears

Sharp, unrelenting wind gusts

No place for dry eyes












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Ivor Steven (c) August 2024