The Return of My Dragon On a May evening a year ago, back in Bensalem (near Philadelphia), I was watching a TV show called, “Game Of Thrones”, with my Cousin’s Ken & Joanne, their children, and the grand-children…. they were all enthralled by the series concluding episode….of course I was on the Dragon’s side…..and after … Continue reading Throwback Friday, The Return of My Dragon, by Ivor Steven.

  Quietly, I Exist   I’m writing words from the edge of time And pondering my life’s lack of rhyme Thinking every moment, is an atom of time And quietly, I exist only in mime   Life is a mountain of ups and downs Sharp thorns and slippery crowns   For me, every moment is … Continue reading Quietly, I Exist, by Ivor Steven

The poem I'm presenting today, is one I originally wrote in September 2016.....   Smoldering   My internal flame for her, still flickering Burning like the old Olympic torch Eternally glowing, without a permanent home Charring the timbers of my defences The leftover embers, blistering my soul And I remained seared and hollow A flame, … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Smoldering, by Ivor Steven

Ashamedly, I closed my eyes To keep out the darkening sky Shadows have stolen my sight And my dreams vanished in the night   As I knelt to open the crack I saw a messiah in black He said “Let there be light” “The World is not your fight” “The power of the sun breathes … Continue reading Beyond The Wreckage, by Ivor Steven

Hello dear readers and followers. Over the weekend, I’ve been arduously preparing and typing madly, to produce my Seventeenth Tullawalla Poetry Booklet….. A significant number for me, as Carole’s birthday falls on the 17th, and for some reason I’ve found this production, a very emotionally trying and tiring experience…. maybe it’s time for me to … Continue reading Tullawalla #17, My Shangri La, by Ivor Steven

Here's a poem I wrote 2 years ago, and  it's a jumbled verse of my thoughts, and comments that I write in some of my fellow bloggers comment boxes, about their article that I had recently read..... and then I toss  these anecdotes & lines together to form an intriguing/messy piece of writing..... Anyhow when … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Beyond Today There Is Tomorrow, by Ivor Steven

Here's a poem that is a part of my heart, and written about the final time I took my wife to hospital...... I eventually became brave enough to submit this piece, and I was fortunate enough to have this poem published, in the Geelong Writers Inc, Anthology of 2017.   ‘Til Death Do Us Part … Continue reading Throwback Friday, ‘Til Death Do Us Part, by Ivor Steven

On April 24th 2019, I was on a Qantas plane heading to New York, and after spending six days in New York, I caught a train to Philadelphia, were I met up with my three Philadelphia cousins and their families. I had a glorious 4 weeks in Philadelphia, and it was there that I wrote … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Dreams Of the Heart, by Ivor Steven

Once Upon A Time   Once Upon A Time   The evening cloudy sky Is glowing your colour red My night’s ground is trembling I hear an unearthly gale blowing From where the half moon is howling And I see your star is shaking   No, my dearest I’ve not forgotten You’re rattling my windows Earlier … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Once upon A Time, by Ivor Steven

Above Drawing, by my niece Kerri Costello, (Bensalem) Today’s poem, first appeared on my blog site in July 2017, however I’m not sure when I wrote the original piece….. I know the words where written during Easter “Once Upon Time”….. maybe 7 years ago ?   As Life Went By   You’re like an infant … Continue reading Throwback Friday, As Life Went By, a poem by Ivor Steven