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What is the Book About?

The cover design, by Kerri Costello, reflects my perceptions of the world that surrounds me. When you look closely at the reflection of the Island in the water, with a bit of imagination, the image appears to be of a guitar. 
My book is divided into 10 diverse and imaginative Chapters, each accompanied by a creative drawing by Kerri.

List of Chapters

Chapter 1.
Little Creatures and the Birds
Chapter 2.
Planet Earth
Chapter 3.
Nature and Existence
Chapter 4.
The New World? The Same Universe!
Chapter 5.
Observations – “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Chapter 6.
War! Without Peace?
Chapter 7.
Memories and Rhymes
Chapter 8.
Poetry in Slow Motion
Chapter 9.
Humour, Fantasy, Faeries, and Weird
Chapter 10.
Short Poems. Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Others
Epilogue
My Cloudy Vision    

Praise for «Until Eyes Hear Sounds»

The title “Until Eyes Hear Sound” can have different meanings depending on your interpretation. It could be a poetic expression, a metaphor for waiting for something to happen, or a state of deep concentration where one is so focused on one’s inner vision that one becomes oblivious to external sounds.

Ivor’s poems do not suggest having the answers, but his words encourage you to think about our environment, as he ponders the purpose of our existence in the universe.

“If you love poetry that challenges, inspires, and moves you,
this book is for you”.

Enjoy These Poems from «Until Eyes Hear Sounds»

Bird on a Ladder 
 
I am a blackbird on a circus ladder 

Singing about how the world is feeling sadder 

Or should I sing, “becoming madder” 


Here on the last rung I stand 

Below, I see a treeless land 

Above, I hear a breathless sky 

After the show, I untangle my necktie 

And I ask you why 

“Does it matter, when I leap, what route do I fly?”  


Time Strolls

I am no sleepy koala

Nor a pretty brolga

I am stoic and ancient, like Mount Olga

An old scribe from Tullawalla

You cannot feel my heart

Nor can you see my star chart

I am an astronaut without a spacecraft

An old pilot from the Lost Ark

I am not flying alone in the dark

Nor will I swim among the hungry sharks

I am a dreamer fishing for humanity's restart

A disciple waiting to disembark


Flying Bricks of War

There is a divisive brick wall

That stands harsh and tall

To stop people breaking their fall


Then the leaders in ivory towers

Ceased talking about peace and flowers

And hurled bricks into that sandy strip

One brick after another brick

Flew from one side to the other

Smashing innocent children and mothers


Flying bricks crumbling into dust

Creating dirty clouds of mistrust


The walls of Babylon fell again

As brick upon brick crushed human brains


Brick upon brick filled the bloody drains

Brick upon brick killed and maimed

© Ivor Steven

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Author Biography

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, now retired. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies and online magazines. He has 3 self-published books: Tullawalla, Perceptions, and Until Eyes Hear Sound. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc. (Australia) and an appointed writer for «Coffee House Writers» magazine (USA).