Today's poem was written in December 2018, I was in hospital at the time, and there seemed no end to my daily pain. Here I am presenting a revised version Beyond Pain, There is More (a Revised Poem) It’s eleven seventeen I not not nineteen Anymore Old warriors are bold I will not be told … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Beyond Pain, There is More, by Ivor Steven

I am ‘Moon-struck’ this week, and here is another “Moon” poem, which I originally wrote in May 2018, and today I am reposting the version that I revised in October 2021 .. Moon Shadows And Celestial Lights I stood alone in my second-hand clothes holding her worn out soul silently I placed her ashes in … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Moon Shadows and Celestial Lights (Revised), by Ivor Steven

I wrote this reflective poem in October 2018 A Fairy-tale Misread I’m slowly climbing out of bed Feeling like an empty wood-shed There’s a fire within, unfed Yesterday’s ashes smoulder inside my head Remembering the day we were wed The perfect couple they said A fairy-tale, crystal, silver and golden thread Our life was a … Continue reading Throwback Friday, A Fairy Tale Misread, by Ivor Steven

My files indicate that the oldest entry for this poem was in April 2018, but I have a feeling the original might have been written a few years earlier.Within Us The oceans wave us goodbye Sand and sea, one beach Like the surf’s white crest Love is within our lonely breastsThe lands push us apart … Continue reading Throwback Friday, Within Us, by Ivor Steven