Today arrived with a hush, stirring old memories and opening a space to sit with love and loss.
Today
Today,
the misty clouds are not moving,
and my world has stopped rotating.
Today,
time became becalmed
in a blue lagoon
full of my memories and rhymes
Today
I felt her angelic soul reminding me,
“Stay there for a while longer,
let me linger in your loving heartbeat.
I’ll let this song carry the feeling that lingers.
Ivor Steven © April 2026
I’m very pleased to share that Literary Revelations Press has accepted five of my haiku for publication in their new anthology, Haiku for Soulmates, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. A lovely surprise, and a moment worth celebrating.
Learn more about Literary Revelations Press: https://literaryrevelations.com
Not one of the selected five — just a fresh haiku to mark the moment.
Birds of a Feather (a Haiku)
The black and white birds
Fly happily together
A wing span apart
A favourite song to accompany the moment
Ivor Steven © April 2026
I found this poem that I first posted in February 2018. I hope you enjoy the re-run, and as is my way, I’ve made a few edits.
Beyond Sunset (Revised)
Gently, the dying moonlight awakens my dawn
And the baptizing sunrise waters my eyes
Drowning the silent hours of my shallow day
And dimming my hopes of playing in the hay
A hazy dusk shrouds the cemetery lawn
And the rituals of sunset beckon my evening plight
Flailing and falling upon sleepless night
And I lie prone under my weighted crown
Ivor Steven (c) July 2025
Thanks For the Dance, or My Foot Went Numb (a Rhyming Tu-aiku)
My fingers are thumbs
I cannot pick up the crumbs
Nor pluck the ripe plums
My right foot went numb
Her eternal dance did come
Life is a hum-drum
Ivor Steven (c) May 3rd, 2025
Over at Weekly Prompts, since it’s the last weekend of the month, “One Day” is again the monthly Prompt! To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here.
One Day, I’ll Fly Into the Light
I wish to fly away
into the light
I need to know
is she all right
Lying there
in her silent night
Holding her white lily
waiting for my final flight
.
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) February 2025
Alex Steven (Dad), February 5th 1924 – July 3rd 2015
Under a Clear Blue Sky, I’m Thinking of You
(Happy Birthday Dad)
One hundred and one years ago
When the summer sun
Arose for you
Did the afternoon moon?
Shine on you too
Ivor Steven (c) February 5th 2025
Beyond Time
Behind the dark side
Out of harm’s way
The moon glows enduringly
Beyond the light
Out of harm’s way
Her star shines eternally
Beyond time
Out of harm’s way
True love never dies
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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
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