Derrick Knight, The Photographer
Ivor Steven, The Poet
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Perceptions is Now Available via:
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
The Wednesday challenge on Weekly Prompts is; HERCULEAN. Please go over and visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here , and below is my response to the prompt.
Herculean Moon
On a motionless silent night
There.
From beyond the dark evening clouds
The Herculean moon stoically glowed
Upon the forest’s swaying silhouettes
Stealthily shedding enough silvery light
To illuminate the ancient gatehouse
There.
From below the mystical pathway home
Tullawalla is Available From;
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
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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) December 2022
This morning my Publisher/Editor, Judy, delivered a large box full of “Perceptions” books to my front door… and the final product has far exceeded my expectations. I had a few tears of joy run down my face, so I thought the poem “Sogginess Sets In” would be appropriate for my post today.
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:
Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com
Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
Today I receiced a “Signed” copy of Robert Okaji’s incredible new Chapbook “Buddha’s Not Talking” >> https://robertokaji.com/2022/11/15/my-chapbook-buddhas-not-talking-is-now-available-via-the-publisher-and-biblio-com/
and “thank you Robert” for your lovely words … tonight I will enjoy a few ‘Reds’ while reading a few of your sensational poems …
By, Robert Okaji …
Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
Dear readers and followers, here’s a great opportunity for your writings to be read by other writers, and also to find and meet other writers. You are very welcome to participate, come along and visit our writer friendly site…..by clicking on the link at the bottom of this article >> Please Scroll Down to The End Of The Article, and click On …
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Welcome toPromote Yourself Monday. All Go Dog Go Cafe community members are invited to postonelink to one specific piece of their writing (600 words or less please!) they have published on their blog, Facebook page, or Instagram feed into the comments section below.
If you post a link, be sure to read some of the other great writing people have linked to.
Thank you to Derrick for his fabulous article today …
Martin’s last task yesterday before he left for the weekend was to
most carefully post out the levels of the patio, ensuring that there was the requisite minimal slope for draining off any excess water. Now we await delivery of the stone.
My blogging friend, Ivor.Plumber/Poet has, for many years, been accumulating a ‘Derrick file’ of photographs which he occasionally uses to illustrate his posted poems. This Christmas he has produced
which arrived a couple of days ago. The artistic covers, by the poet’s American niece, thus linking three continents, are based on my photograph which provides a frontispiece.
Three of the photographs are by Jackie. This double spread gives a flavour of those and of Ivor’s poetry.
My author photograph, taken by Becky five years ago, appropriately also shows my wife.
This evening we dined on lemon chicken and Jackie’s egg savoury rice with which I finished the Gran…
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December is here and the final monthly colour challenge for 2022 at Weekly Prompts is – Pinkish. Please go over and visit their fabulous by clicking >> HERE
Featured Image Above; ‘Weird/Wonderful’, a painting by Geelong Artist Wendy Ratawa, which was this weeks Geelong Writers Inc. Ekphrastic Photo Prompt, that subsequently inspired my colourful poem.
Standing On the Edge of Time
Am I dreaming
Sprawled across Saturn’s rainbow rings
Wishing
I was there
On the edge of Jupiter’s
Multicoloured volcanoes
Observing the chromatic universe
Through my kaleidoscopic eyes
I am here
Standing on the edge of time
Above Tower Hill’s dormant crater
Overlooking a picturesque valley
Of blue lakes and
Multicoloured forests
Tullawalla is Available From;
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
A short poem I wrote in October 2019, which I posted this morning on “Go Dog Go Cafe” >> http://godoggocafe.com/2022/12/02/throwback-friday-hidden-irritations-by-ivor-steven/
Hidden Irritations (Revised)
Splinters under the skin
Little wounds so thin
Do inwardly sting
And the crying children sing
From under a comforting wing
“Mom, please remove this thing”
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
Again, thank you to Colleen for another one of her thought provoking post’s earlier today. >> https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/dependent/ , and my poem here is a instant comment/reply to her wonderful article.
Featured Image Above: a poor attempt at taking a photo of the moon tonight on my iPhone.
No One Stops the Sun From Shining
I do not try to count
The universe’s brightest stars
I do not try to change
The lonely moon’s moody faces
I do not interfere or stop
The trees from growing
And I’ll never try to stop
The sun from shining
I never had cause to question her personality
We accepted our inherent differences
She was delicately soft
And lovingly compassionate
I was resiliently sturdy
And lovingly loyal
And I will not stop
The sun from shining
Tullawalla is Available From;
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Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
Hello dear readers and followers, I now write for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Every Gilded Ounce”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below and visit my poem, at Coffee House Writers.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/every-gilded-ounce/
This poem from 7 days ago, is one that I wrote in 10 minutes, while attending a “Writing Circle” meeting, hosted by the talented and gracious, Ali Grimshaw … If you are interested in attending one of her fabulous online “Zoom Sessions”, you can visit her site by clicking on this link
>> https://flashlightbatteries.blog/
Every Gilded Ounce
I have given
Did I ever give enough?
Was there any more to give?
I received
Every gilded ounce
Were her frayed fragments
Ever enough?
What is enough?
What is fair?
What is the difference?
Between giving
And caring
Tullawalla is Available From;
Jaymah Press:https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/
Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com
Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’
Ivor Steven (c) November 2022
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 