

My new book “Tullawalla”, is due to be released on 30th March, and for preorder, here are the links
Barnes and Noble.. Tullawalla by Ivor Steven, Kerri Costello, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
Amazon.. Amazon.com: Tullawalla eBook: Steven, Ivor, Costello, Kerri, Harris, patricia: Books
Today here is another poem, that didn’t make the final list, and was ‘cut’ from my new Book “Tullawalla”… But I’m afraid I couldn’t put them all in, and I rather liked this little protest verse, and I had Melanie’s picture pinned up on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager…
Candles in The Rain
Saturday was a dismal day
Last night the rain poured into Sunday
The heavy drops washed lustre away
A cold wind cut through my chest today
I’m reading the news from yesterday
The vulnerable children are still crying
Court deadlines are being ignored
Thousands of innocent hearts still torn
Pierced by government swords
Wielded from behind their closed doors
Listen to the multitude’s pleading words
Listen to your conscience
Hear the children’s pain
Let their candles burn in the rain
Ivor Steven (c) Feb 2021.