Tag: Life & Nature

Nature’s Way (a Rhyming Haiku)

Many of you know of my friendship with Derrick Knight … last night his property was lashed by gale force winds and in response to his article about the damage to his wonderful garden, I wrote this Haiku. >> https://derrickjknight.com/2023/12/21/fearing-for-the-weeping-birch/ Please Note; All photos reproduced on this post, were taken by Derrick






Nature’s Way (a Rhyming Haiku)




Be that as it may

Nature’s in charge of our days

We don’t have a say









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Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Thor’s, Boom Crash Opera

Over at Weekly Prompts the Wednesday Challenge is the word; Timing. To visit their fabulous site please click on >> Here … It was bad “Timing” that Frankie and I got caught in the storm this morning …



Thor’s, Boom Crash Opera


 
 
The sky looks like a wall

of blue-stone blocks

Ominous and motionless

With flashes of lightning

Bursting out of the cloud’s

solar plexus


Emblazoned by Thor’s

Thunderous bass drums

His raucous crescendo

Echoed like an aborted,

boom crash opera








Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Inner Space

A big thank you to VJ Knutson’s poem >> https://vjknutson.org/2023/12/09/varnish/ , for being the inspiration behind my abstract piece today …






Inner Space





my faulty mind cannot find first base

and has slowed down to a snail’s pace

but no matter, in my space

I slide and slither with grace



while everyone’s imitation briefcases

are full of knotted bootlaces

and rushing into cyberspace

searching for “what’s” on third base








Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Every Day is Perfect  

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is the Word, Contemplate. You may visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here. … this afternoon, me and Frankie were “contemplating” when we should go back out in the rain …





Every Day is Perfect  


Perfect one day  

Rainy the next 

Clouds are crying 

Birds are hiding 

Puddles are unifying


 

Saturday afternoon 

The cafe is almost empty  

Frankie’s a shaggy, doggie  

Soaked and soggy 

Oh, it’s raining again 


Heavy fat drops  

No sign of abating

Puddles are migrating 

And we are waiting 

For nature’s sundrops 






Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Dragonflies and Butterflies (a Tanka)





Dragonflies and Butterflies (a Tanka)




In my garden chair

Royalty floats beside me

Regal dragonflies

And majestic butterflies

Hover in front of my eyes










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Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Nightfall (a Musette), is this week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine

Hello dear readers and followers, I am now writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Nightfall (a Musette)”, 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.
>> Nightfall – Coffee House Writers








Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

Balance

Hello dear readers, I’ve just arrived back home after my evening out at the “Twilight Market” event … For me, the night was a balancing act between my general tiredness and my willingness to participate in the event. Good news, I managed to run my stall ok, but now this little old hero is on the tired end of the “seesaw” … 😴
The poem “Balance” is in “Our” book Perceptions (page 5), and the Featured Image Above, was taken by Derrick Knight >> https://derrickjknight.com/2020/07/14/keeping-its-balance/



Balance


There is a distant shore
Between why and when
Life is a seesaw
Between hero’s and heroine’s


There is a balance
Between ups and downs
Life is a challenge
Between smiles and frowns


There is a common ground
Between storms and calmness
Life is a humming sound
Between love and blindness








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/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com  

Ivor Steven (c) December 2023

My Vivacious Sunflowers 





My Vivacious Sunflowers 


 
 
This is the start 

Of something big 

Something big and beautiful 

And immensely bigger 

Than my shrub’s

Lovely little ladybug 


My new sunflower plants are thriving 

And are about to burst into flower  

My heart is pounding in anticipation 

And I can sense the bushes vivacious tenacity 

Spiritually enhancing my well-being 




Ivor Steven (c) November 2023