Hello friends and followers, today I’m traveling to the other side of the State for my uncle’s funeral on Thursday (he would’ve been 100 years old on the 29th of February, (yes, he was a Leapyear Baby!) and I won’t be back until Friday … my blogging will be minimal. Still, I have scheduled some poems while away.
Worldly Friends (a Tanka)
Frankie watches out
Matilda then flies across
The road to say Hi
Animals, no matter their
Breed, are nature’s worldwide friends
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
A Senryu I wrote in response to Susi’s emotional poem “Getting Broken”
>> https://iwriteher.com/2024/02/14/getting-broken/
Featured Imaged Above: with Claudia’s (Humoring The Goddess)
kind permission, from her magnificent story about the artist, Glen Martin Taylor. Please visit her site and read the amazing article.
>> https://humoringthegoddess.com/2024/02/24/sunday-evening-art-gallery-glen-martin-taylor
Broken is Not a Token (a Senryu)
Once the heart’s broken
Kintsugi is a token
For the hurt spoken
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Flying By (a Haiku)
Me and my shadow
Dodging morning dragonflies
And white butterflies
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Matilda shows me how to push start the flight …
Matilda takes me through the process of gliding into the sky … he made it look easy!!
“Our” full moon photos from tonight, 8.30 pm (just after sunset), 9.30 pm, 10.30 pm, and midnight.
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is: Expect … you may visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here. …
In my poem below, Matilda and I are “expecting” to see the full moon tonight.
Flying High in the Full Moon Sky
During our walkies, this morning
I enjoyed a friendly chat
With Matilda the Magpie
“Good morning, Matilda
as you know, later today
the full moon is going to be on show
and I was wondering
could I come and fly with you?
for a clear aerial view”
“You are more than welcome Ivor
however, when was the last time you went flying?”
“Five years ago, my friend
when I flew to Philadelphia”
“Oh, you will be a bit rusty
and now you are a 72-year-old
so best we have a practice run”
“Good idea, Matilda
I suppose it is like riding a bike
my wings will automatically remember
how to give me a push start
and then my gliding skills will return”
I am pleased to say
The training session went well
Matilda and I
Will be flying high
Side by side
In tonight’s full moon sky
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Beyond a World of Wires
I am a bird
Perched atop a post
I am a bird on a wire
I am about to jump
A leap of faith
Toward the light
Through the wires
Across the oceans
Over the horizon
Into the universe
Beyond eternity
I am a bird
A bird on a wire
Perched on her bier
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Hello dear readers and followers, I am again writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Darkness”, 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/darkness-2/
“For a friend who decided to leave us without saying goodbye”
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
I have written and posted a number of “moon” poems lately, and there will be a full moon tomorrow night. So, my Throwback Friday Poem is another Moon Poem, “Did You Hear the Moon Call?, from September 2021
Did You Hear the Moon Call?
Time is an eternal sundial
The sun rises, and the sun sets
Tides roll in, tides go out
The rivers ebb and flow
And the gray clouds of life
Continue to fly on by
Curtains open, and curtains fall
The audience wants more
Feel the crowd roar
Last night, did you hear the moon call?
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is the word: Inspiration. You may visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here.
My poem below was “Inspired” by my evening photos of Nature’s Lights …
Evening Lights
My welcome light is on and shining
The twilight moon is iconically glowing
And the setting sun has thrown
A laser light across the horizon
The evening show has begun
There is enough room for everyone
Join me and Doctor Who’s Tardis crew
Enjoy a timeless front-row view
For a magical evening of fun
And savor another of nature’s classic re-runs
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Please Note, that the Featured Illustration above (Moon and Tree) is by Kerri Costello and is the Introduction Drawing for Chapter 8 (Poetry In Slow Motion) of my new book, “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Our Blossoming Twilight Moon
Day after day glides by
And I watch you gradually grow
In the blossoming blue sky
While my grasping little toe
Clings on to the last endearing bonsai
A remnant from the new world’s crumbling chateau
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Featured Image Above: was taken by Derrick Knight’s wife Jackie, and Derrick kindly allowed me to reproduce her wonderful photo here on my poetry site >> https://derrickjknight.com/2024/02/15/swollen-pools/
“Cyclops” is any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
Cyclops? (a Haiku)
Only one sunspot
In between many raindrops
Who will make it stop?
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
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