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The Cafe’s Rustic Bookcase

By Ivor Steven

February 2, 2026

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Coffee House Writers / Ivor Steven

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.

Editor: Erynn Crittenden

TagsFree Verse Poetry

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).