Ivor.Plumber/Poet

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

I wandered outside
the evening air
was damp and cold
and the moon was sharing
the dappled midnight sky
with dark satiny clouds

forlornly I looked up
and quizzically asked the moon
“I have failed
my words were drowned in the hail
I’m poor and unbound
all I have is muddy ground
who listens anyhow?
where do I go now?”

do not fret my friend
“as Confucius said,
It does not matter how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop
and that old Japanese Proverb
Fall down seven times, stand up eight “

I wandered back inside
the desk lantern was still burning
I reopened my torn notebook
and begun writing again

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Time’s a Chameleon (a Tanka)

Time’s a Chameleon (a Tanka)

The luminous moon

Glissades across the cosmos

Cannily beckoned

By twilight’s pink horizon

Where time’s a chameleon

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

My poem ‘Destination’ is a “Writing between the lines” exercise for the May gathering of our Dome Poets group here in Geelong. I chose Leonard Cohen’s poem, ‘The Goal’ (attached below my poem), for my attempt to write a poem between each of his lines!

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is: Departure. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here.
Between here and there, “Destination” is a part of Departure

Destination, by Ivor Steven

The curtains are open
The front door is ajar
So, I can hear her sing
From her distant star

I do not own much
My soul is a gold mine
I haven’t lost my touch
My heart is kind

I share what I have
I have hope and love
Couldn’t stop the flood
Couldn’t hold her glove

I walk alone
I look content
Regrets are few
Despair ferments

I push on and on
I do not complain
I’m still alive
I’m numb to the pain

No one asks
No one knows
About finality
Under the snow

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“The Goal”, by Leonard Cohen

I can’t leave my house
Or answer the phone
I’m going down again
But I’m not alone

Settling at last
Accounts of the soul
This for the trash
That paid in full

As for the fall, it
Began long ago
Can’t stop the rain
Can’t stop the snow

I sit in my chair
I look at the street
The neighbor returns
My smile of defeat

I move with the leaves
I shine with the chrome
I’m almost alive
I’m almost at home

No one to follow
And nothing to teach
Except that the goal
Falls short of the reach

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

The Moon and a Cocoon

The Moon and a Cocoon

I see you staring down

under your blue sky frown

as I slowly arise

from the mossy ground

and shed my sleepy disguise

Do not worry, Mr. Moon

I have found your silver spoon

and before the next monsoon

I will eat my way out

of this shady cocoon,

cast aside any self-doubts

and ignore all the high-noon lampoons

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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Throwback Friday, A Living Legend

Today’s Throwback Friday poem is from May 2021 and appears in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”, Chapter 2, page 20.

A Living Legend

Mother Nature is my gardener
My living dance of life
I follow her guiding waltz
And let her conduct the lead

Where everything in her wonderland is real
Everything I touch, I can feel
And inside every blade of grass
Everything I see is a fairyland field

Every aroma from the magical forest
Gently breezes across my forehead
Every midnight moonbeam
Covers me in a silver dream
Every golden ray of sunshine
Lights up my dreams like a neon sign

I cannot control the sun
I cannot control the waves
But I can control the energy I receive

From every moment there is a second
Every second is a piece of time’s errand
Every errand is a part of life’s legend

Tullawalla is Available From

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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’

AND
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Creative Geelong Market, This Saturday

It’s our Market Day this Saturday! We have a great selection of stalls from our creative members with a broad range of goods for sale… so please drop by – our May’d Shop will also be open!

Market Day, Saturday 18 May
11:00am-3:00pm

Here are some of the stallholders:

*Emily Wilson & Willow Ecosoaps Instagram: @willowecosoaps
*Quinn EarthChild Instagram @quinnearthchild
*Ivor Steven author & poet Instagram @ivors20
*Jennifer Cromarty Art Instagram @jencromartyart
*Print on Demand by Aaron Instagram @pod_by_aaron
*Jazzyskye Designs Instagram @jazzyskyedesigns
*Margaret Primmer artist
*Darihan Mullenger Instagram @dari.han_
*Scott Villarosa instagram.com/villama.de/
*Coastal Air Creations Art
*Faith O’Malley Instagram @art_byfaith_
*Blind Sider Arts Instagram @blindsiderarts
*Effie Hand Painted Fabrics Instagram @effie_handpaintedfabrics
*Art by Faith Instagram @art_byfaith_
*Deb Gartland Gellibrand River Gallery Instagram @gellibrand_river_gallery
*Choc Chip Please Instagram @chocchipplease
ToastArtWrkz – Timethe Alves

We’d love to see you on Saturday at the
Creative Geelong Hub, Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St Geelong

Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Watching Birds Fly Into the Wind, (a Double Tanka)

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is: Humility. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here. Today my poem is about how our humble birds handle the difficulties of flying into the wind.

Watching Birds Fly Into the Wind (a Double Tanka)

The birds hover high
And struggle against strong winds
With wings at full span
They gracefully glide and dive
Tacking into the airwaves

Irrepressible
They’re powerful for their size
Like turbocharged darts
Aerodynamically
Conceived to sail through all winds

Tullawalla is Available From

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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’

AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Crimson Horizon (a Tanka)

Crimson Horizon (a Tanka)

In dusk’s pink mist sky

The luminous crescent moon

Gracefully merges

With the crimson horizon

Twilight’s cinematic show

Tullawalla is Available From

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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’

AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

“Tonight, Hold Your Curtain Open”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine.

Hello dear readers and followers, I am a writer for “Coffee House Writers magazine” (USA), on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Tonight, Hold Your Curtain Open”, 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/tonight-hold-your-curtain-open/

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:

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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

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Ivor Steven (c) May 2024

Creative Geelong, the MAY’D SHOP

A new initiative of Creative Geelong, the MAY’D SHOP is a retail experience that showcases the latest works from our diverse membership. From glass sculptures to clothing, paintings, and drawings to jewellery and homewares – the MAY’D SHOP will provide the community with a unique array of special creative works.
And yes, my Poetry Books are available and on display.

Creative Geelong website >> https://www.creativegeelong.com.au/

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