Tag: Tanka

Sunflower Tanka, Into The Light – 1st Edition 2024


Today, I received an early Christmas present: my copy of the amazing “Sunflower Tanka,” an Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, and Experimental Tanka, superbly compiled by Robbie Cheadle and Colleen M. Chesebro, Contributing Editors.
>> https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/
>> https://colleenchesebro.org/

The attached scans below are my “5” Tanka, which incorporate the theme “Into The Light” and were selected by the editors.

Amazon.com LINK

Amazon.UK.com LINK

Amazon.Australia. Amazon.com.au : Sunflower Tanka: An Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, & Experimental Tanka




Ivor Steven (c) December 2024

Moon Cuddles (a Tanka)





Moon Cuddles (a Tanka)


The pink fairy cloud

Edged closer to the soirée moon

The shy white moon blushed

When the soft cloud cuddled him

“Welcome to my atmosphere”







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



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/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com



Ivor Steven (c) March 2024

Throwback Friday, Imperfectness (a Tanka)

I recently wrote a poem titled “Ivor’s Utopia” and I thought today’s Throwback Friday poem “Imperfectness” would be a perfect accompaniment. “Imperfectness” is from December 2022.


Imperfectness (a Tanka)


My imperfectness

Is perfectly camouflaged

Underneath the trees

Where moon shadows protect me

From the world’s imperfections




The Sound of Time (a Tanka), and The Last Encore

“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else” … Emily Dickinson

Rising moonlight hears the sound of the setting sunlight





The Sound of Time (a Tanka)

I am thinking why

“Is time, such a patient guy?”

I’m always writing

Anything that comes to mind

“Does time hear the sound of light?”


The Last Encore

I am standing on the diminishing foreshore

Staring at that missing ground floor

“Like there was a door”

Between here and the last encore










Ivor Steven (c) January 2024

Watching Over Us (a Tanka)





Watching Over Us (a Tanka)




I watched you depart

I knew it was your last flight

Life’s one way ticket

And now it’s my turn to wait

For time to arrest my soul









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/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com


Ivor Steven (c) January 2024

Stalking the Wards (a Tanka)

A poem I wrote in response to Derrick Knight’s article about “Clearing Up After Storm Gerrit” >> https://derrickjknight.com/2024/01/03/clearing-up-after-storm-gerrit/

Please Note: All photos in my post today were originally taken by Derrick Knight, and I have ‘cropped’ the ones below to fit my article





Stalking the Wards (a Tanka)




After the wild storm

Nature wears her old matron’s

Reigning uniform

Staying to stalk the ward’s lawns

And nurse flora back to norm








Ivor Steven (c) January 2024

The New Year is Here, or, Growing Up Too Early. (a Tanka)





The New Year is Here, or, Growing Up Too Early (a Tanka)




“What’s the right season”

The small summer mushroom asks

“Am I too early

Ouch, this midday sun is hot

I need autumn’s cooling clouds”




Vaka, English translation; day before, evening before, eve





Ivor Steven (c) January 1st, 2024

My Jazzy Bougainvillea (a Tanka)

Over at Moonwashed Musings, Eugi’s Weekly Prompt is: Flamboyant >> you can visit her fabulous site via this link >> https://amanpan.blog/2023/11/14/moonwashed-weekly-prompt-flamboyant/

Also, at Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is; Energy … and you can visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here

I think my poem “My Jazzy Bougainvillea” is eligible for both ‘Prompts’





My Jazzy Bougainvillea (a Tanka)




Jazzy, you are so

Curvaceously Flamboyant

Exposing your blooms

To anyone who walks by

Boldly seducing their eyes








Ivor Steven (c) November 2023