Good Morning!
“Are you Awake?”
” Of course! You just licked my face”
“It’s time for my brekkie”
“Oh Frankie, I’m warm and cozy here”
“I know, I slept here beside you”
“Temp’s only 3 Degrees, I’ll get up
when it warms up”
“Woof, woof!”
“Ok, you win”
(Hmmm, he always does)
Ivor Steven (c) July 4th 2024
My selected entry from page 37 of the anthology…
Hi guys. My name is Frankie
I’m a furry Cavoodle
The owner of Ivor
You may know him
He pretends to be a poet
I let him stay at my house
And even allow him to sleep on my bed
He’s bald, so he doesn’t shed hair
Yes, I know
That’s generous and kind of me
Having said that
In a disorganized manner
“I do not own much
I do not owe much
I share what I have
I have hope and love” **
My home is his home
If he takes me for walkies
Three times a day
** I borrowed these lines from Ivor’s poem, ‘I, Can Breathe’
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
Lulu Books >> Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)
Perceptions:
Amazon >> Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >> Perceptions (lulu.com)
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) June 2024
Twilight Time
“Yes Frankie
eventide has joined us
the winter sun’s setting fast
it’s time to hit the frog and toad
back to our warm and cosy abode
before the chilly twilight air
catches us unaware”
Frankie props, and knows
it’s time, for his photo pose
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
Lulu Books >> Until Eyes Hear Sound (lulu.com)
Perceptions:
Amazon >> Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
Lulu Books >> Perceptions (lulu.com)
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 direct for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) June 2024
Yes, Frankie, proofreading all weekend was very tiring … “Until Eyes Hear Sound” is being Printed/published this week and will be here in time for the Clunes Book Fair.
The “Clunes Booktown Festival” FB Link
>> https://www.facebook.com/clunesbooktown
I Am a Flickering Light Globe
I’ve been flattened by a truck
The brick wall has struck
Right between the earlobes
And my mind is a flickering light globe
Pick me up, Frankie
Throw me a fresh hanky
Proofreading “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Knocked me out of bounds
And preparing for the Clunes Book Fair
Has me as nervous as a shy koala bear
Ivor Steven (c) February 2024
Featured Image Above: Frankie gives me that sad brown eyed doggie stare as I walk out the front door to go to the Book Fair at 7.30 this morning.
Setting our table displays up at 8.30 am … I’m ready for the 9.00 am start
After Midday
I’m not walking barefoot anymore
My old paws are too tender and sore
After attending the local bookstore
And there is no need to keep score
While time allows me to use the front door
Ivor Steven (c) January 2024
My Haircut (a Haiku by ‘Frankie’)
“I was too woolly”
That is what my master said
“Have you seen my coat?”
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:
Amazon: https://amzn.asia/d/4yFHWrT
Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) April 2023
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 