Summer will be here soon, and Frankie was well overdue for a haircut


Frankie, before and after his groom this morning
Ivor Steven (c) November 2025
Summer will be here soon, and Frankie was well overdue for a haircut


Frankie, before and after his groom this morning
Ivor Steven (c) November 2025



Market Day with Frankie (a Tanka)
May I pat your dog?
“Yes, watch out! he might lick you,
then he’ll want a treat.”
He gives them that doggie look
Woof, woof, Frankie gets his way
Ivor Steven (c) October 2025
Frankie enjoyed his walkies along the banks of the Barwon River yesterday.






Ivor Steven (c) October 2025



Home sweet home for Frankie
Ivor Steven (c) September 2025






Frankie is “Nine” today, and he has been my owner for exactly 4 years.
Ivor Steven (c) July 2025



My iPad Cushion
In the mornings
I like to lie in bed
And use my iPad
I sit up with pillows
Behind my back
And I have a rolled-up white towel
That I use as an iPad cushion
And Frankie usually sleeps on my feet
However, on this cold winter morning
Frankie decided to snuggle up closer
Which enabled me to rest the iPad
On his white, fluffy head
Without even a blink of an eye lid
He was simply happy to be near me
Ivor Steven © June 2025
This morning’s walkies photos …








Oh, and Frankie, of course …


Ivor Steven (c) April 2025



Over at Weekly Prompts, the Colour Challenge for February is Green. To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here.
Hmmm, no green words in my poem, but there was a showy “Green” succulent plant under the cafe’s verandah
“We Were the Last Mohicans”
Saturday at the Cafe
It’s not as hot as Helios
But the mid-summer sun
Is flexing his Solar Plexus
I’m sweating
And Frankie is panting
The open verandah is shady
With an occasional zephyr
Wafting over our table
Refreshing enough
To keep us comfortable
Pleasant enough
To allow me the energy
To write these casual words
Mid-afternoon
The cafe’s patrons
Are gradually departing
And we are the last Mohicans

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Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Tullawalla:
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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) February 2025




Frankie Meets a Friendly Ferret
I had Frankie on his lead
And he was enjoying his walk
Across the Garden’s lawn area
Then to our surprise
We were joined by a friendly ferret
And he was on a lead too!
While Frankie and the ferret
Curiously sniffed each other
The ferret’s owner and I
Had a convivial chat


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Tullawalla:
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ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) November 2024


Sunday Afternoon
We are both exhausted
After Saturday’s strenuous market day
And today we are calmly unwinding
At the convivial Box Office Cafe
I am drafting this poem
And Frankie is quietly resting
The Sunday sun is warmly shining
But yesterday’s cold wind is still howling
We didn’t get to sleep
Until after midnight
And today, the relaxing ambience
Of our favourite destination
Is the place for some peaceful hibernation
Away from our poetry workstation


All Books. Now Available At:
Creative Geelong MAY’D Shop,
Shop 15/Centrepoint Arcade
132 Little Malop St, Geelong
TRADING HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
11am-3pm
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
Amazon >> Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
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Tullawalla:
Amazon >> Tullawalla A Meeting Place Where My Empty Hands are Full of Memories and Rhymes : Steven, Ivor: Amazon.com.au: Books
OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) September 2024