Neon Blue (a Haiku)
Our sky’s neon blue
The bright side of winter blue
Warming our toes too
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My “Quote” was inspired by Arlene’s lovely article ‘On Writing’
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Why Do We Write? (a Quote)
“The world caresses our eyes
every day until we die.
We write to arouse idle mind’s
and soothe hearts with our soulful finds” … Ivor Steven
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WHERE HAVE THE FAERIES GONE?
BY IVOR STEVEN/
AUGUST 21, 2023/
Ivor Steven / Coffee House Writers
Deep in the enchanted forest
Under mossy rocks and water-reeds
I found an iron-bar door
Lying over a sinkhole in the creek bed
I wondered and yelled out
Eerily, a gentle voice replied
“Do not worry, we are sheltering here”
“Why are you hiding?” I inquired
“We are waiting for humanity
to stop the carnage on our planet”
Then, peering up from lower in the chasm
I witnessed that the small luminous eyes
Of Earth’s guardian faeries
Were en masse, joyless, and crying
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Today I am presenting another poem that will be appearing in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”. I wrote ‘Exposed’ in October 2020, and the Haiku will be the opening piece in the ‘Haiku’ section of Chapter 10 . Short Poems: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Others.
Featured Image: The 14th China-Russia-Mongolia International Ice and Snow …Pinterest, 4 yrs ago
Exposed (a Haiku)
Cold droplets of rain
Icicles stuck on bare skin
Hinged by winter wind
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Hello dear readers and followers, I am now writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Where Have the Faeries Gone?”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below to view my poem, at Coffee House Writers Magazine. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/where-have-the-faeries-gone/
Music/Video: by Sigur Ros, “Ylur”, translated means, Warmth
Ivor Steven © August 2023
Over at “Moonwashed Musings!” The Weekly Prompt is the above Featured Image and the words – Somehow-cozy … Please visit Eugi’s wonderful site by clicking on >> HERE …
Mirage! (a Haiku)
Golden tree, so bright
Are you my savior’s light?
Or! Today’s mirage
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Levering my leg like an old toad
I stumble and bumble
Along my yellow-brick road
But I will not crash or crumble
Floundering, unbalanced, and unsteady
From a thumping migraine in my head
Piercing my eyeballs
With unfeathered darts
That continually find their mark
My neurosurgeon calls them
“Post-stroke fatigue moments”
Four years on!
They haunt me like “Jaws”
With the go button stuck on pause
But fortunately, after two days rest
I am back to my normal alien best
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Bird Watching (a Haiku)
Cold, wet, and grounded
Jealous, I see him fly home
As hail stings my eyes
Ivor Steven (c) Aug 2023
Over at Weekly Prompts, the word: Backwards is the Weekend Challenge. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here. – Below, I followed Sue’s suggestion and went “Backwards” through my files and found this intriguing piece from September 2017
Featured Image: Artwork, by Kerri Costello, Graphic Design Artist, my amazing niece/second cousin, who lives in Philadelphia, and I think this was the first design that she created for my poetry website.
Burning the Fears
I’m frightened, and too scared to show my face
And knowingly, I’m arriving late
The ghouls are spying from the hill
And lower fools are poisoning her will
Underneath her, a wicker complete
Above, she’s suspended from a stake
The bonfires started, against the rules
And the crowds rejoicing, as the fire drools
Waiting agog, for her garments to ignite
The flames are crackling below her tonight
And the mob’s listening for her ungodly screams
But there’s not a whimper! Within she beams
And secretly, I see her black cat’s drowning tears
Are extinguishing all her burning fears
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein
True
If there is something
I could do
I would do anything
To save you
Mother Nature, you are everything
I look up to
My words are nothing
Compared to you
You are the orchestrator of things
With a balcony view
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