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By Ivor Steven
May 12, 2025
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Halfway through the day
I was neither half asleep
Nor half awake

Fragments of midnight
Floated in my half-empty coffee
When the midday sun
Bisected the middle
Of my imaginary world
And fractured my hourglass.
Then, the misplaced sands of time
Filtered through my half-empty hand
That was half full
Of dreams and rhymes

Mid-afternoon, I was meandering
Below the half moon’s
White silhouette
And wondering
“Were the long shadows
that fell upon my sundial,
halfway gone
or halfway there?”

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Ivor Steven

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine "Go Dog Go Cafe" (America).

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2 comments

  1. violet 13 May, 2025 at 12:35 Reply

    Sometimes it doesn’t matter as long as you are all the way there. This was so lovely, Ivor.

  2. Ivor R Steven 17 May, 2025 at 17:02 Reply

    Hi Violet, thank you for visiting my poem here at Coffee House Writers magazine . I think understanding where we are is the the most important thing 🤗🌏😍

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    Andrew's work is always my favorite, I love how he explores different emotions and life ...

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