“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” ~ Robert Frost
Today’s Screenplay, or, Reggae and Crochet
Needing a manuscript breakaway
Talking with the crows at midday
Was a positive and relaxing way
To invigorate my book’s soporific survey
Wishing for a secretary or “Girl Friday”
Then I could sit back and replay
More “Bob Marley” reggae
Or even try my hand at crochet
Ivor Steven (c) October 2025
“Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.” ~ Peter Ustinov
In a World of Doubt
To the left of where I sit,
I see a bright red strip
flash across the night sky.
In disbelief, I rub my weary eyes.
I do not panic, or feel fear,
as my vision slowly becomes clear.
I perceive my angel’s lake of tears
has entered my atmosphere.
Awakened, I valiantly swim out,
and try to save my world of doubt.
Ivor Steven (c) October 2025
“May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.” ~ George Jung
Wind and Light
I cannot perceive the speed of light,
but I can feel its energy –
gently touch my skin.
I cannot see today’s cold gusts,
but I can hear nature’s wind —
boldly sting my eyes.
Between light and wind,
I know who is the fastest.
But I wonder: who is the strongest?
.
Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Perceptions:
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Tullawalla:
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Ivor Steven © October 2025
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
Only One Day Of Voting to Go!
Dear Readers and Followers,
I am thrilled to announce my nomination for Spillwords Author of the Month! This is an immense honour, and I am truly humbled, both by the support I have received from the Spillwords Editorial Team over the years, and of course from everyone who reads and shows appreciation for my words.
All of the writers nominated are hugely talented, and I offer my congratulations to every one of them on their nominations!
If you wish to show your support by voting, you can visit this Spillwords Link >>https://spillwords.com/vote/
THE NOMINEES ARE:
Ash Douglas
Emma Wells
Ian Fletcher
Ivor Steven
RC Larlham
Ximena Escobar
Lindsay Soberano Wilson
Why Do We Write? (a Quote)
“The world caresses our eyes
every day until we die.
We write to arouse idle minds
and soothe hearts with our soulful finds” … Ivor Steven, Oct 2023.
Ivor …
a Leonard Cohen song for the occasion
Ivor Steven (c) April 2024
“What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.” ~ William Butler Yeats
Within Us Or Without Us
Every river
Has a steppingstone
Every mountain
Is there to be climbed
Every island
Is waiting to be explored
Under the world’s oceans
The fish swim together
Out in the universe
The stars will shine forever
Within us
Or without us
Tullawalla is Available From
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’
AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:
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Ivor Steven (c) November 2023
Over at Moonwashed Musings, the Weekly Prompt is: Mottled Sky Page >> https://amanpan.blog/2023/10/31/moonashed-weekly-prompt-mottled-sky-page/ …I have been overdoing it lately … writing until I am almost exhausted, so my response to the prompt is a bit jaded and moodily a ‘Bittersweet’ poem.
And at “Weekly Prompts” Wednesday Challenge the prompt word is: Bittersweet. You can visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> HERE
Aristotle
My magic Genie has been bottled
I was writing beyond full-throttle
My pencil became rough and cobbled
And my dreams were infirmed and mottled
Then I thought about the genius of Aristotle
“There is only one way to avoid criticism:
do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
Ivor Steven (c) October 2023
My “Quote” was inspired by Arlene’s lovely article ‘On Writing’
>> https://arlene1956.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/on-writing/
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
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) August 2023
Happy New Year!! 2023 …
Now, Tomorrow, and How
The afternoon before New Year’s Eve
Before Two Thousand and Twenty Three
I am hanging out at the Box Office Cafe
Soaking up the swarmy summer sun
Lounging in a seductive sea breeze
The final day of the year
Has become almost perfect
And I am listening to the blarney tunes
Of the Irish band “Flogging Molly”
I am smiling, swaying, and dreaming
About now, tomorrow, and how
“My empty hands are full
Of memories and rhymes” *
* A quote from my book ‘Tullawalla’
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:
Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) January 2023
“I thought in a whisper
It escaped in a sigh” … c faherty brown
>> https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/says-a-lot/
I Whisper, Then Sigh (a Senryu)
Soft white lines I write
When I Whisper to the world
Out of sight, I sigh
Ivor Steven (c) July 2022
After times of sorrow
Hope lives on,
in tomorrow
So sings,
my little sparrow
All my mountains
have been climbed
All my climbs
had their falls and failures
Then ultimately
I tried to reach my goal
“Except that the goal
Falls short of the reach” … Leonard Cohen, from his song ‘The Goal’
Ivor Steven © May 2022
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