Tag: Life & Nature

The Intrusive Gale, is in this week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine edition.

Hello dear readers and followers, I am a writer for “Coffee House Writers magazine” (USA), on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “The Intrusive Gale”, 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/the-intrusive-gale/










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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Black Wings (a Haiku)

Somehow this article found its way into my “Drafts File”, so I thought I should post it back into my “Published File”


“Shadow is the diminution alike of light and of darkness, and stands between darkness and light.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci




Black Wings (a Haiku)


Shadows below me

Flowing above the meadows

They have black wings too












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

“Make a Wish”





“Make a Wish”

Shine, hail, or snow
The moon glows and grows
Into the wizard’s noble silver disc


“It’s Time, to make wish”
Before the magical foil
Shrinks and recoils
Behind the earth’s orbital shadow
Now bestowed with a sooty air flow
From all the Wars surplus ammo











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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Hail (a Tu-aiku)

A ‘Tu-aiku’ is my name for Dual Haiku, and here, my first stanza is a Japanese style of Haiku with only 9 syllables, and the second stanza is a standard English version, a 5-7-5 syllable count




Hail (a Tu-aiku)


Stones of ice
Fingers go numb
Cheeks burn

Birds gracefully glide
Into the freezing hailstones
Snails calmly slither












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

International Magpie Day





International Magpie Day

In 2017, the Magpie was voted
The Australian ‘Bird of the Year’
They are playful, cheeky, and enjoy sunbathing
Magpies are caring parents, and recognise people
And uniquely the magpie’s song
Is one of Australia’s most quintessential sounds

So, on this special spring day
Friday the 13th of September
I, now decree it to be
“International Magpie Day”












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Swallowed By the Sun (Revised, Oct 2023)

This evening, I am reciting this poem at the ‘lowercase’ open mic night, for their theme, “Ultraviolet”.
Also, over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday challenge is, Invisibility. and obliquely my poem nearly fits the prompt … Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here.





Swallowed by the Sun (Revised, Oct 2023)

On a fiery hot suburban street
Cobblestones are melting the crowd’s feet
Bursting blisters, of the ignorant
Burning souls, in the innocent
Ultraviolet rays are scorching everyone
Our world is being swallowed by the sun
Oh, what have we humans done


All the rivers are running dry
Fish lie on barren land, wanting to die
Polar icebergs are often seen gliding by
Penguins are moaning without their icy slides
And you’ll hear the baby whales cry
As the ocean, sadly waves us goodbye
Our Angel’s wings are singed and they cannot fly
Old Mother Earth is quickly going awry
And Father Time is forever asking why












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

High Lights (a Haiku)

Over at Weekly Prompts, the monthly Colour Challenge for September is Lilac. Please visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here … and in my kaleidoscopical sunset photos there are some “Lilac” coloured tones





High Lights (a Haiku)

The projector’s on

Pull up a pew, the show’s free

And enjoy the view












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Ivor Steven (c) August 2024

Springtime








Springtime

Time does not stop flying
There will always be birds in the sky

Clouds do not stop rolling in
The rain shall keep tumbling down

Grass continues to turn green
The season’s butterflies rejoice

And as the ‘Tom Waits’ song decrees
“You Can Never Hold Back Spring”












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome





Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome



Today, I’m cosily inhabiting home
Sheltering from Nature’s windy thunder-dome
Here, with Frankie and Alex, the garden gnome

Everything outside is turning monochrome
And it is too dangerous to sail at the aerodrome
So, here I am drafting some new poems












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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024

One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop

Over at Weekly Prompts, it’s the last weekend of the month, so it’ll be time for another ‘One Day’ Prompt! … Please visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here 





One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop



We are back from our morning walkies
And Frankie is recovering on the lounge suite
He’s worn out from the blustery battering
By the gales that have been blowing all week

I ask Frankie
“When will these wild winter winds stop”
“Don’t ask me! You’re the one
with the fancy Computer”

Jolted by Frankie’s sarcastic remark,
I looked at the weather forecast
“Yeah, apparently the windy conditions
are going to moderate a little tomorrow”
“That’s good. Then I’ll be able to hear you
when you call me to come back”

He nods and smiles, recalling his sheepish excuse
for wandering off this morning
and did not return when I called him.
“Never mind Frankie, one day soon,
the wild wind will stop”
And slyly, he gives me that innocent doggie look!














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OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
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Ivor Steven (c) September 2024