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  • Underneath the Surface of Optimism

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Author: Ivor Steven

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  • The strong undertows at Barwon Heads
    Poetry

    Strong Undertows

    By Ivor Steven
    December 27, 2021
    Time hears no commandThe sky is our blue grandstandOverseeing oceans and landsAs the sun warms our silent clock hands The seasons come and goSpringtime ...
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    In The Blink Of An Eye (a Tanka)

    By Ivor Steven
    November 29, 2021
    Introduction:A special thank you to Ingrid of Experiments in Fiction, for recommending I watch the movie, “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly”. The Tanka ...
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    Loose Pebbles

    By Ivor Steven
    November 15, 2021
    I am daydreamingand adrift in my surroundingsof misty humid cloudswearing humanity’s torn shroudand a blue mask that still looks loud I imagine myself shufflingalong ...
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    Memoir & AutobiographiesLifestyleNonfictionCreativityPoetry

    A Day At The Races

    By Ivor Steven
    November 1, 2021
    I awoke with moonbeams dancingin my heartand happy stardust sparkling in my eyesknowing my first gatheringout of lockdownwas going to be a fun barbecue ...
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    Cast In Marble

    By Ivor Steven
    October 4, 2021
    A new spring is about to startTen lost winters have weathered my heartAnd mud-larks still sing until dark Bridges of dreams were crossedThe ocean ...
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    Pebbles Fade Into Dust 

    By Ivor Steven
    September 6, 2021
    Long ago, I lay bruised on a pebble beach The jagged rocks had cut me deep I remained bleeding and afraid Beached, my heart ...
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    In This Limbo

    By Ivor Steven
    August 23, 2021
        I’m trapped in this limbo cave Between here now and being there Like being between the break of dawn And making your morning ...
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    CreativityFictionPoetryEntertainmentLifestyle

    Going For A Stroll

    By Ivor Steven
    July 26, 2021
    When will I be too old?To be left alone, out in the coldWith my naked words still unsold When will I be too old?To ...
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