After self-destruction
There’s a resurrection
After the Fall
There’s winter and spring
After the blossom
There’s fruit to eat
After last years rotting cores
They’re the trees nourishment
…….
Understanding our time
Is no easy rhyme
…….
True love is hard to find
When found be very kind
Love can break your spine
And blow away your mind
…….
Ah, and this one is for my dear friend Walt.
Horse manure and ashes of Walt
Magic mushrooms could result
Mischief and joy amongst the peat
A reincarnation you’ll be, barking on four feet.
Ivor Steven (c) 2018
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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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Uplifting, Ivor
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I enjoyed this poem – especially the last several lines 🙂 Ivor = causing an uproar – passing thought. 🙂
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Thanks Jaquin, Walt will be pleased. 😊
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Brilliant throughout, the lines you wrote for Walt are priceless. You could go into the epitaph business. 🙂
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Haha 😂 thanks mate. Is there money in the epitaph business
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Sure, you can get them coming and going. 😉
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Like a merry-go-round 😉
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No! It’s a dying trade!
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hahaha
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Your mind is a wondrous place! So many times when I read your posts, I am left speechless..except for the spontaneous response often used by my 4 yr. old grandson, Benjamin, “WOW!”. Thank-you!
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Thank you ❤️ Ellen, I love your comments about my poetry, and I do look forward to hearing from you,
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I love the idea of Walt on magic mushrooms!
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Waly agrees !!
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A joy to read,so uplifting 😀😍
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The series has been fun for me. Thanks Ortensia
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I suppose they must have been fun to write too😉😀❤️
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Peter’s comment….. 😂
Ivor you are a gem.
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An Aussie opal.
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Perfect.
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I like this and wise words! True love is hard to find, love can break your spin, love can pull us in many directions. The push and pull sometimes draws closer. How do you feel about tension? Hey Mr….. do I call you Ivors20?
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I’m drowning in tension and anxiety these last few weeks. Just call me Ivor, and thank you for your comments Stella.
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I’m sorry Ivor! I’m under the water with you. How do you cope? Reading helps me a lot.
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I write as much as I can, I blog a lot, always writing comments, And I still do some part-time plumbing work, which gets me out and about……. and I’m seeing my psychologist on Monday. I hope you’re coping ok xx
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I am. I stay really busy, my girls, school and work occasionally so there is not much time to think. Until nighttime and I’m laying here in bed. I’ll read and write don crazy post and sometimes delete it and sometimes fall asleep before I have a chance. Lol maybe I’ll write something tonight! Try to smile and I will too.
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I smile a lot. I smile at my crazy self, I smile at our silly world, I smile with my friends, and now I’ll smile with you, cheers my friend, as I grin from ear to ear, trying not to worry about the overactive atoms between the ears ….
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Yay!:) “overactive atoms between ears” lol I like that!! 🙂
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Oh that reminds me of my poem “A Single Atom”, and it’s on YouTube too.
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/a-single-atom/
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It is simply fantastic!! Beautiful writing!:)
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It’s always me pleasure
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As always, loved your poem but I want some of those magic mushrooms!
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I’m sure Walt won’t mind sharing some around ☺️
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That would be very kind of him thank you! 😀
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Lol 😂
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Oh gosh! I just read the poem Walt wrote about his ashes, and then happened along your little tit bit. This is so darn funny! I love it! 😉
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Turn Ivor over, and there’s my funny-side…
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Lol… 😉
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