Author: Ivor Steven
A Fistful of Sand
There, above the edge,I see a frayed ribbon of cloudhiding your fading twilight eye. Fortunately, it’s not dark yet,and I can still feelyour deflated ...Between, Inside, and Beyond
I can hear the knocking,and the place is rocking,but my cell needs unlocking. Between the sun and moonis there a spare roomfor me and ...Dawn’s Symphony of Light
Dawn’s curtain opens.I hear a cascade of lightGently greet my eyes –A symphony of all thingsThat belong beyond the dark. Editor: Erynn CrittendenBeyond My Outpost
Perched on a foreign outpost,Above the world’s unplanned commands,I’m anxiously looking acrossFor somewhere safe to land. Whether it be the East’s desert sand,Or the ...The Cafe’s Rustic Bookcase
I’ve been staring at the café’s bookcase,Searching for the momentsMy words have failed to find. Maybe they are hidden in the ice chest,Under the ...Time, My Muse
Time rolls past all beingsLike the wind – we know it’s been,But it cannot be seen.Time does not hide behind a screen,Nor make a ...Always Deck the Hallways
Beyond December lights,remember the nights. Breathe the longer days;bathe under the moon’s bright berets. Praise the sun’s eternal gaze –life’s celestial causeway. Editor: Erynn ...Climbing the Stairs
Has the sun become our unattainable star? Is our darkness extending too far? Is our ozone layer beyond all repair? It seems our governments ...Trojan Cloud
The long-suffering,foreboding Trojan cloud,that was openly waitingunder the Sun’s shining sling,stormily forewarnedthe unsuspecting crowd: “Hard rain shall destroy your ground,after the warlord’s unofficial kinghas ...Restore Rapport
War!Sees no exit doorForIts dirty floor Who sawThem roarForMore? RawTo the core,An infected sore –War! WithdrawThe short strawForWar! Editor: Erynn Crittenden
