Author: Ivor Steven
Birds on Fences
What side of the fencedo you sit on?Birds perched on fenceslook down on the earth Birds on fences knowThe grass is not always greeneron ...Let Us Grow
The flowers still stand tall and strongAfter the ghastly stormNot longThey cry, before the bees do swarmAll day they hum the songConform And remain ...On Days Like These
Missing you, like a bee and her hiveLike the sun with no skyMissing you, like the moon of last nightLike a light with no ...Dear Danny (an Epistolary Poem)
Dear Danny, I know your new residence is not far from here. I’m afraid “Here” happens to be the courthouse lockup. Yep! I am ...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 ...Beyond the Sky (Prose Poetry)
Today I traveled to the stars and touched the outer limits of the universe’s Milky Way. There I opened a magical storybook that traversed ...Moonlight Words
Have I reached the summit? Of my Mt Kosciusko Is it time to retire? To the valley below Mt Beauty Or will I remain here? Within the shadows of ...After Memoria
Where to start?When there is no beginningThe judges guns remain loadedBut there is no-one on the causeway Why is the coldest mountainIn the middle ...I Wish, I Was Green
At 3.00 am, I wish again For the harsh sands of time To soften, after tonight’s misty rain I wish, to learn something new every day Sometimes ...Hearing is Out of Sight
Do you peer through the blinds? Did you peek and wonder? About the empty street outside Why is every morning like Sunday? A solemn quietness amplified Do you ...
