On Thursday evening I attended the Lowercase Poetry Open Mic night, and after the event was finished I went down the road to check out the Creative Geelong “Third Space Gallery”, which I had not seen before at night. Wow, as the saying goes, “It was lit up like a Christmas tree” …
Illuminated (a Tanka)
The neon spotlights
illuminated my words
and the art display
in the “Third Space Gallery”
like a hit show on Broadway
Ivor Steven (c) February 2025
Today’s Throwback Friday poem is from October 2022, and I wrote it to signify the announcement that “Tullawalla #31” was to be the final publication in my series of “Tullawalla” Booklets.
The poem appears in my book, Until Eyes Hear Sound, Chapter 8, page 120.
The above Images are of my, bedroom bookshelves, loungeroom bookcase, and bedside table of books.
The Closing Chapter
After the first page was turned
The saga progressed slowly
Unopened books were lost
Unused words were found
New novels had to be read
The search for more
Went on, and on
Adventure volumes were added
Library expansion soared upwards
Higher than fiction could fly
Fluttering beyond
The ladder’s last rung
Where the quest for more
Was out of reach
And the tale of uncharted possibility
Remained the unfinished story
Of the final chapter
.
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) February 2025
Celtica, a high-octane modern Irish Dance show, will tour the stages across Australia in 2024. It stars an elite troupe of dancers, including stars of Lord of the Dance and Celtic Illusion, and on Tuesday evening they were in Geelong. My friend, Barbara, and I were fortunate enough to be part of a ‘packed house’.
The ‘packed house’ theatre. Then Barbara and I with the singer and the lead dancers after the show.
And another music/video for something different …
Ivor Steven (c) October 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
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) September 2024
Market Day
The weather was not kind
For our Makers Market Day
The afternoon was wet with an icy wind
Which naturally kept the crowd away
I did not sell any books
But again, my poem lucky Dip pot
It was an intriguing and delightful success
As all the envelopes contained my web address
And I had some happy customers
Who said they followed my website
Their kind words have made my night
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) September 2024
“Be a mirror, absorb everything around you, and still remain the same.”
– Leonardo da Vinci
An Unstable Fable
At times, imperceptibly and involuntarily
I appear to be vulnerable and disabled
I have lost my agility and movability
My inabilities could have been a liability
But I am capable and dependable
And over time, I have developed adaptability
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) August 2024
Discombobulated and Disorganised
After a memorable and mischievous Saturday
And a meaningful poetry meeting on Sunday
I’m suffering Mondayitis
I am feeling muddled and misplaced today
Here, at the Box Office Cafe
Frankie and I are debriefing ourselves
In preparation for ‘our’ book launch on Wednesday
Yes! Frankie will be there, centre stage
Wearing his winter jacket and ready to recite his poem
From ‘my’ book, “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Frankie’s poem is, “Holes in Doors”
Read his words, > Holes In Doors – Ivor.Plumber/Poet (ivorplumberpoet.press)
Ivor Steven (c) July 2024
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is the word: Adapt. To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here. … below, my poem contains the word “Adaptable” …
Twilight Time
Photogenically
As the setting sun
Folded into the horizon
The half-moon shimmered
Like a white wave
Upon a sapphire ocean
And simultaneously
Nature’s adaptable birds
Painted winged silhouettes
On the chromatic
Twilight sky
Ivor Steven (c) July 2024
For Sadje’s Photo Prompt, “What do you see # 244- July 8, 2024”
To visit her fabulous site, please click on >> Here.
Too Hot to Handle (a Haiku)
The young dreamer’s cards
Become a fiery mirage
In the smokey hall
Ivor Steven (c) July 2024
On my morning walkies with Frankie, I like trying to photograph birds in flight, and since my book launch for “Until Eyes Hear Sound” is only 3 weeks away, I thought I would repost my poem “Birds in Flight” (Chapter 1, page 14)
Birds in Flight
Our spirit birds sleep all night
Then emanate at first light
To resume their dedicated flights
Our watchtower sentinels of Mother Earth
Who sacredly ascend at first light
Forever in flight, since nature’s worldly birth
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) July 2024
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 