I originally wrote this poem in November 2017, and the piece was then called "Luxury", and today's revision is the poem's third version. A Fortunate Man Sometimes in life Just when it's right There's that moment And today's that moment Sometimes we are lucky Against all the odds There's that fortunate time And here I … Continue reading Throwback Friday, A Fortunate Man, by Ivor Steven

I wrote "My Broken Mast" in January 2020, and the poem appears in my new book "Tullawalla" My Broken Mast Yesterday, a sudden stormy gale Ripped through my leafy sail And tore my oldest branch down Crashing onto the ground Leaving my main mast, hurtfully marred A long open wound, and I’m painfully scarred Mother, … Continue reading Throwback Friday, My Broken Mast, by Ivor Steven

I wrote this poem on a wet and cloudy day, on September 16th, 2019, and ironically three years later, today is exactly the same ... Lodestone Clouds (Revised) I saw a blink in her golden eye As the purple nebula covered her sky I felt her aloha clouds pulsate As I stepped into her open … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Lodestone Clouds, by Ivor Steven