Neon Blue (a Haiku)
Our sky’s neon blue
The bright side of winter blue
Warming our toes too
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
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.
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Exposed (a Haiku)
Cold droplets of rain
Icicles stuck on bare skin
Hinged by winter wind
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Bird Watching (a Haiku)
Cold, wet, and grounded
Jealous, I see him fly home
As hail stings my eyes
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I’ve done lots of meandering today and now I need to have a doggie nap
My Mind Meanders (a Tanka)
On our morning trail
Where beginnings never end
Imagination
Meanders around each bend
Conscious of nature’s haven
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Over at “Weekly Prompts”, the Weekend Challenge is the word: Bucolic, please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here … Below is my ‘Rural Weather’ response to the Prompt
The Weather’s Like a Boomerang
Saturday afternoon
We are stuck in the lounge room
Talking to the idiot-box
Outside there’s a winter monsoon
And the rain-god’s drops
Are as big as tablespoons
Full of crushed ice-blocks
Our day of play has gone
Tweedily tweet! The cuckoo sang
“Time to yawn
until tomorrow’s dawn
while waiting for tonight’s moon
to throw the next boomerang”
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Birds Know the Way (a Tanka)
Hold on and look up
Birds dodge the tangled skyline
They know where to fly
Birds will show us the way home
Above the blue horizon
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Birds Sing Until Dusk (a Tu-aiku)
Frost covers the path
Coldness freezes the birdbath
Bird feathers thaw fast
Spring’s about to start
Winter’s spirit did not last
Birds sing until dusk
Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Golden Wattle Tree
your iridescent flower
distinguishes itself
like a lighthouse
in the forest
a beacon
for the bees
a home
for the hummingbirds
your rich yellow blossom
intensifies
in the morning sun
you are a neon light
of the highway
a golden statue
nature’s own
torch of liberty
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
Night Shadows (a Haiku)
When the moon is full
I hear the world’s sins tremble
Below night shadows
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Ivor Steven (c) August 2023
A poem of mine that had been hidden away in my files. I originally wrote the piece in August 2018 and here I am presenting my revised version, which I rewrote today.
Whispering Wind (Revised)
I hear the wind whistling in the trees
Melodic sounds of rustling leaves
Swirling down through the branches
Nature’s prancing colourful dancers
Fluttering faeries of the forest floor
I hear the wind applause for more
Seasonal breezes carrying pollen spores
Germinating ancient lands over the eons
Eden’s garden of blossom and vines
Serving our tables with fruit and wines
I hear the wind reciting my memories and rhymes
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Ivor Steven (c) July 2023
