Beyond Flawed Paws

Beyond Flawed Paws

We are flying north before winter

I am on the edge of the flock

The outside feather of the throng

Away from the main group.

But close enough

To sense that I belong

Even with my tired and aging wings

The congregation allows me to tag along

And they caringly bunch together

Sheltering me when the wind is strong

We are a humble and united colony

Paternally migrating in perfect harmony

As part of nature’s cycle of eternity

We soar above the flawed paws

Of the world’s sparring community

And beyond those sharp claws

Of their tragic and panicky community

Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

I Was Just a Stone’s Throw Away

I Was Just a Stone’s Throw Away

I am a rock

circular and flat

or round and fat

either way

pick me up and toss me into the sea

I would skip and bounce

like I was walking on water

and out there, I would be

just a stone’s throw away

from Davy Jone’s locker

however, I will not be sinking

this time!

my shiny carapace is a disguise

in reality

I am a dried-up wedge

an ancient piece of webbing

that King Neptune

once walked on

Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

No! Not the Moon Too (a Tanka)

No! Not the Moon Too (a Tanka)

I was framed! And then

Locked behind alien bars

I need to be free

Please come now and release me

My full moon show is on soon

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

I Am A Humble Host

I Am a Humble Host

I am a dead stump

a sawn-off lump

these days I am hosting

a flourishing fungus

nature’s most diverse organism

that is currently surviving

on my aged bark’s

ecological metabolism

here, in my ethereal afterlife

I am a humble host

who is metaphysically appreciating

being the fungi’s homely bedpost

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Moon Dreams (a Haiku)

Moon Dreams (a Haiku)

Answering the moon

I’m a dreamer of the night

Dark side lullabies

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

the morning clouds

were stone-grey and low

and their persistent showers

kept swirling in

I was at the cemetery

with pink roses for Carole

the lawn was damp and slippery

I lost my balance and stumbled

and fell against her headstone

no damage was done, to her or me

then I remembered

how I bumbled and stumbled

when we first met

a fortuitous blind date

despite my awkwardness

we wholeheartedly shared

“love at first sight”

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Throwback Friday, Our River (a Haiku Revised)

Dedicated to my dear wife, to celebrate her birthday on Wednesday the 17th of April. I think my words say enough … I’m proud and honoured to present this Haiku as my “Throwback Friday” post today. Twelve years have passed and I’m quite emotional this week, and I apologise to fellow writers, and readers for not blogging and commenting with my usual zest.

Our River (a Haiku, Revised)

True love ebbs and flows

Hidden rocks etched our river

Stones soften to sand

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Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Indoor Market, This Saturday, 11am-3pm

Indoor Market, at the Creative Geelong Atrium, 132 Lt Malop St, 11am-3pm. And I’ll be there with my bookstall … come along, say Hello, and have a browse around.

Ivor Steven (c) April 2024

Treasuring Poetry – Meet prolific poet, Ivor Steven, and a Book review

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Treasuring Poetry – Meet prolific poet, Ivor Steven, and a review #poetry #poetrycommunity #TreasuringPoetry

Thank you, Robbie Cheadle, for sharing my thoughts on poetry and for reviewing my new book, “Until Eyes Hear Sound” for Treasuring Poetry on Writing to be Read!
I invite you to read my interesting interview, and her fabulous review, which I have linked below.