Hello dear readers and followers, I am again writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “An Unused Compass”, 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.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/an-unused-compass/
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
Another Throwback Easter poem from 4 years ago, was a scrappy piece about my attempt to go on an Easter trip.
Jingle Jangle for My Easter Bonnet (Revised)
My notebook has run out of ideas
There are pages of invisible words
And blue lines are leaping outside
Into my used quills recycle bin
I have old hand-knitted socks
Lining my holey pockets
And my threadbare purse
It is loosely tied to my Easter bonnet
How am I going to fly?
Without, high-priced wings
I’ve not even a jingle jangle
Of silver change
And my dream’s destination
Now, it seems out of range
But I don’t need to travel too far
To reach my Easter avatar
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
A Throwback to “Easter, 2020”
My Easter poem “An Old Book Closes, a New Door Opens”, has grown wings, and landed in Germany (Mainz), via a website platform called, Culture-Y >> https://www.culture-y.com/das-format/
CULTURE-Y is an initiative of the Mainz band Hanne Kah. “Now, at a time when we face restrictions in everyday life, we feel all the more that cohesion is the most important formula for living together. Therefore, we decided to show all the wonderful actions and projects that impress and motivate across generations.”
“With this initiative, we want to offer a platform for everything that is created “out there” in Mainz and the world so that it can move into your living room.”
“Everything should be possible on our portal. We think across generations and will unconditionally show everything that seems important and right to us. We will not be able to guarantee that every image is produced in high gloss, that technology always plays along. It remains handmade and that’s a good thing. We can already assure you one thing: We believe in our platform and would be very happy if you would like to be part of our community.”
“Show us your creativity and send us your contributions. Let’s make CULTURE-Y great!..”
Ivor Steven (c) Easter, April 2020
A poem I wrote in Nov 2020, which now appears in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Grumpy Bears in Chains
The crashing noise started after midnight
When the growling thunder gave darkness a fright
I was shaken by the storms furious hard rain
Sounding like grumpy bears in chains
Thumping my iron roof with their heavy paws
And lashing at the awnings with their steely claws
Then the giant drops turned into falling ice blocks
And I rushed back inside to shelter behind the dog box
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
Our Land! (a Musette)
Magpies
Swoop overhead
Red eyes
Wings shine
Out spanned shadows
In line
“Our land!”
Was their flailing
Command
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
Vox Populi?
I see the sound of the wind
Filter through the treetops
I hear the potential of the wind
Propel the generator’s giant fins
I see nature and humanity in harmony
I hear our worldly orchestra
Play the melody, “We Are Not Alone”
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Perceptions is Now Available via:
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
Reading between the lines
Looking north toward the twilight sky
There, in the cobalt canopy
The daylight moon flickered in my eye
In between the steel pylons
In between the copper cables
And the blackened power lines
I pondered, what was the moon’s perception?
Of Earth’s domineering digital congestion
Until Eyes Hear Sound
Not available on Lulu or Amazon yet … but you may purchase it from me, via this web page or my email >> ivorrs20@gmail.com
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:
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Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
I found a poem in my old files yesterday, from September 2018. Here I have revised the wording slightly, but without losing any of the original’s impressive imagery.
Dear friends and followers, as you read my article today, I am on my way to the “Clunes Booktown Festival” and won’t be back until Monday afternoon. But, I have been busy writing and have ‘Scheduled’ a post each day while I am away, but my blogging ‘Comments’ will be minimal … >> https://www.clunesbooktown.com.au/
Purple Tomatoe Ferns (Revised)
I have hallucinations of Vikings sailing in the cold
Plundering forgotten hearts and pilfering gold
I am dreaming of the old farmer’s wife
Milking cows, cleaning, and baking for life
I have feelings for the king, in his isolated castle
Looking forlornly upon his drawbridge, a foodless trestle
I am wandering through an empty paddock
Kicking dew off the grass, searching for a lover’s locket
I have plans for the planet’s desolate future
Growing purple tomatoe ferns until they are mature
I remember her bravery, her ever-lasting smile
Crawling over jagged garden beds, every painful mile
I have finished falling under her broken sky
Claiming peace among tomorrow’s butterflies
Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
This is the second piece that I wrote on Monday morning (Sunday afternoon PDT) when I attended the Writing Circle Poetry Group via Zoom with our host/convener, the gracious Ali Grimshaw >> https://flashlightbatteries.blog/online-writing-circles/ and after listening to her recite a second selected piece of poetry, we were then encouraged to write our own poetic response in “6 mins” … and mine was a short 6 line poem
Somewhere, Beyond My Time
Please give me more time
Time to lay a foundation stone
So, I can build my marble stairway
The stairway I need to create
The stairway that I must climb
A climb to somewhere, beyond my time
Until Eyes Hear Sound
Not available on Lulu or Amazon yet … but you may purchase it from me, via this web page or my email >> ivorrs20@gmail.com
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
On Monday morning (Sunday afternoon PDT), I attended a Writing Circle Poetry Group via Zoom with our host/convener, the gracious Ali Grimshaw >> https://flashlightbatteries.blog/online-writing-circles/ and after listening to her recite a selected piece of poetry, we are then encouraged to write our own poetic response in “6 mins” … mine was a rough draft, and here is my completed poem.
Wishing Tree
I spend my time with words
My time is not just about words
My words evolve from my thoughts
My thoughts are the fruits
Of my life’s Wishing Tree
Faded wishes and lost dreams
Of where my heart has been
New wishes and dreams
Of what my soul is trying to achieve
My time is not just about words
Until Eyes Hear Sound
Not available on Lulu or Amazon yet … but you may purchase it from me, via this web page or my email >> ivorrs20@gmail.com
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/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) March 2024
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