Hello dear readers and followers, as you may know, I now write for “Coffee House Writers” on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “In This Limbo”, is this weeks edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below to read my poem at Coffee House Writers
Ivor Steven (c) August 2021
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May the Whales Find Their Tails
After climbing high into the clouds
Upon descending with rain and sunshine on your shroud
Life will fall on your shoulders, leaving you wise and proud
Then that full sail will always be your holy grail
And you can delete those old tell-tale snail trails
May the whales find their tails
And hopefully the quails will always wail
Ivor Steven (c) August 2021
If you wish to purchase a copy of my book “Tullawalla”, the links below will help ..
“Please Note“.. do not purchase the Hardcover book from Barnes & Noble .. they have meesed it up again
Tullawalla is Available at Amazon (Paperback), https://www.amazon.com/Tullawalla-Ivor-Steven/dp/B099H47PWQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tullawalla&qid=1629428327&sr=8-1
Tullawalla : Steven, Ivor, Harris, patricia, Costello, Kerri: Amazon.com.au: Books … ..especially for those living in Australia, with an Amazon.au account, postage is at local rates rates ..
Outlaws Without Claws
Here I am without resistance
Waiting for existance
To give me due cause
As to when my heart is allowed a pause
Away from lethal claws
And government outlaws
Ivor Steven (c) August 2021
This poem “Burnt By the Cross” is in my book “Tullawalla”
If you wish to purchase a copy of my book “Tullawalla”, the links below will help ..
Tullawalla by Ivor Steven, Kerri Costello, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
And also Available at Amazon (Paperback), especially for those living in Australia, with an Amazon.au account, postage is at local rates rates ..
Tullawalla : Steven, Ivor, Harris, patricia, Costello, Kerri: Amazon.com.au: Books
Burnt at The Cross
Oh, Children
I’m deeply saddened
Your innocence lost
Burnt by the cross
You’re not to blame
For this baptism of shame
By the priest’s dirty games
Filthy rapists by any other name
Piously veiled by higher Cloth
The Lord’s words, written off
Hidden up darkened sleeves
I cannot see, I no longer believe
On a prayer and a song
The church is doing wrong
Ivor Steven (c) August 2021
The Wednesday Challenge from Weekly Prompts is: BURNT OFFERINGS, please go and visit their fabulous by clicking >> Here .. and the poem below is my response to the Prompt …
If you wish to purchase a copy of my book “Tullawalla”, the links below will help ..
Tullawalla by Ivor Steven, Kerri Costello, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
And also Available at Amazon (Paperback), especially for those living in Australia, with an Amazon.au account, postage is at local rates rates ..
Tullawalla : Steven, Ivor, Harris, patricia, Costello, Kerri: Amazon.com.au: Books
When it’s so hard to get out of my warm bed
I force myself to throw the sheets off
And I face another day again
When the light doesn’t go on above my head
I replace the globe and flick the switch
And I see Again
When my shower hot water turns cold
I patiently wait for the boiler to reheat
And I shall be ready again
When the toaster burns my bread
I turn the grey dial down to three
And I restart again
When the kettle runs bone dry
I dutifully refill the jug
And enjoy a cuppa’ again
When breakfast is done and it’s time to run
I feel the advantage of being alive
And I smile at my world again
Ivor Steven (c) July 2018
Hello dear readers and followers, “Comfort Zone” is my third poem up at Coffee House Writers … please click on the link below to read my poem at Coffee House Writers …
https://coffeehousewriters.com/comfort-zone/
Ivor Steven (c) August 2021
Tullawalla by Ivor Steven, Kerri Costello, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
And also Available at Amazon (Paperback), especially for those living in Australia, with an Amazon.au account, postage is at local rates rates ..
Tullawalla : Steven, Ivor, Harris, patricia, Costello, Kerri: Amazon.com.au: Books
Toothless Broom
I am singing the same old tune
About life’s empty room
I will fly you to the moon
To recover your silver spoon
I will swim to Xanadu
To save you from gloom
I will wear a new costume
And throw away my toothless broom
Ivor Steven (c) July 2021
Hello dear readers and followers, “Going For a Stroll” is my second poem up at Coffee House Writers … please click on the link below to read my poem at Coffee House Writers … and let me know what you think of my poem, and I would appreciate your support over at my new venture as a writer on CHW… I’ve attached a first-stanza teaser below …
Going For A Stroll – Coffee House Writers
Going For a Stroll
When will I be too old?
To be left alone, out in the cold
With my naked words still unsold
Ivor Steven (c) July 2021
Where to Flee for My Jubilee
This Jubilee year has flown
My seventieth has been rolled and mown
Party days have been squashed
I’ll be dinning on sausages and mash
No birthday cake, and no candles
Only breadcrumbs for the snails, life is a shambles
No presents or cards on the mantle
It’s time to unhitch Itmims, and throw on my sandals
Itmims; “Ivor’s Time Machime In Micro Space
Ivor Steven (c) July 2021
Today on Weekly Prompts the Weekend challenge is: Side by Side. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on here >> Here. The poem below is my response to their prompt
Up and Down
Wake up
Stroll up
Walk down
Lockdown
Pent up
Shut up
Sit down
Lockdown
Numb foot
Stay put
Crazy frown
Lockdown
Light on
Telly on
Food down
Lockdown
Blanket on
Music on
Computer down
Lockdown
Book open
Spirit’s hoping
Eyes down
Lockdown
Ivor Steven (c) July 2021
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