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The Cafe’s Rustic Bookcase

By Ivor Steven
February 2, 2026
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I’ve been staring at the café’s bookcase,
Searching for the moments
My words have failed to find.

Maybe they are hidden in the ice chest,
Under the ice cream and
My frozen manifest.

Or perhaps my journal
Is grinding to a halt
Inside my rusty storage vault –
Where nostalgia has no fault.


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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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  • Ivor R Steven
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    April 14, 2026
    Thank you very much for your kind words, Derrick

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  • Ivor Steven
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    April 14, 2026
    Thank you so much for visiting my poem here at CHW, Beth

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  • Derrick John Knight
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    April 14, 2026
    Another fine combination

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  • Beth Kennedy
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    April 13, 2026
    so beautiful, Ivor -

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    What a beautiful piece. I love your description: "That’s the beauty of love, its layers like ...

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