Do you every have that vacant feeling
Silently in a void, wandering
Darkness has fallen
Clouds shroud the moon
Misty rain cools the night-air
Wondering what happened to your day-time
Hours of down-time
What have you done
Memories of your day have gone
Nothing in your hand
Blankness in your mind
Decoding untold stories
Writing on pure white pages
Words of invisible ink
Ink that runs away
Eloping with your pen
To find a better day
Leaving you empty again
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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I hope your day fills with wondrous things Ivor.
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I’m winding down now, it’s been a good day, full of sunshine and yesterdays.
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Live this phrase… “Full if sunshine and yesterdays.” ☺
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Been there at time. 😊 I hope you are doing good Ivor💐
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Thank you Sameera, and yes I’m going ok.
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Pleasure always. Take care.💚
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I believe we all experience days that fit your descriptive words. I hope moving forward days ahead are filled with sunshine and productivity for you Ivor. 🙂
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Thank you 😊and tomorrow brings a new day
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Oh Ivor! Here’s me understanding again. But I do. Tomorrow does bring a new day. This was a lovely poem.
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I’ve learnt not to worry about them, sometimes our bodies and brains need some down-time too 🤔🙂
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This is true! I rather like those downtime days.
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Lol. 🙂😊
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I seem to be having more of these days lately.
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Lol 😂
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Do you every have that vacant feeling
Silently in a void, wandering
Darkness has fallen……..
Yep, I’ve surely been there….but the light always manages to chase the darkness away…..beautiful poem Ivor! 💛☀️
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Thanks Linda I appreciate your kind words ❤️ 🤗😊
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Beautifully penned, full of emotion. 🙂
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Thank you Beckie, I hope you had a comfortable day. 😊
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I just wanted to stop and say hello
Its quite obvious I needed to be here
Sooner……the essence of love
Never gets old……just find new ways to talk about it
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A beautiful comment, thanks Sheldon,
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Wondering what happened to your day-time
Hours of down-time
What have you done
Memories of your day have gone
Nothing in your hand
Blankness in your mind
Frequently Ivor! As always I love it
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We all have them, I think it’s our tired body and mind telling us to slow down and have a break 🙄🤔
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Oh I agree Ivor 😊
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Yes Ivor. Maybe not for the same reasons. But yes. Regardless of what is going on externally, it doesn’t always match up with the internally. Sometimes it matches up perfectly.
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Haha regardless I’ve awoken to my new day, and that’s a perfect start, to be awake, to be alive, to hear the birds sing, to see the sun rise…. and to read some words from Colleen 😃🙄☺️
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Awwwww Ivor. 😀 I’m glad. It’s a mutual feeling.
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It’s that twin thing xx
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“Words of invisible ink
Ink that runs away
Eloping with your pen
To find a better day”
I love this, Ivor dearest
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Thanks Amberley, The words I wrote, After pen and ink eloped.
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Welcome 😁
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Love your finale Ivor. Have great week.
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A holiday Monday here, I’ll be gardening and writing.
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Enjoy
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This my love.y Australian friend Ivor. Take a look at his blog, there are some wonderful lines to be found in Ivor’s poetry.
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Oh Sue, thank you for the reblog, you are very good to me. although this little Aussie has cold toes this morning, it’s only 2’C. xx
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Now that is very cold for your part of the world 😊
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Yes, too cold, but it’s a holiday Monday here, the sun breaking through, and I’ll get out into my garden soon. I’ve built a new fernery in my little courtyard, so of to buy some ferns and things to put in my fernery.
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Ivor “The Poet Down Under” Happy cultivating both in the garden and writerly world.
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Happy, but showing my age, all the activities and I’m a bit sore, hmmm gardener’s back. 😊
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Age is
Allowing you
Get up
Each morning
Inhale, exhale
Salute a new dawn.
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Haha 😂 all at a slower pace
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We lived in the fast lane for long enough Ivor.
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So true my friend
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The eloping pen and ink is both funny and sad to me. Damn them, actually! After all you’ve done for them… Your writing always stirs my emotions in wonderful ways. ❤ I'm so glad you do what you do for you and us.
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Thank you Laura, and yes damn those two for deserting a sinking ship, but they weren’t as indespensable as they thought, I found a friendly pair to replace them, hopefully they shall be more loyal for me. xx
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🙂 XOXO
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You’re a great writer and I’m sure a wonderful plumber.😊
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Oh an older plumber these days Laleh, thank you for visiting xx
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😊
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Words musically fitting day we all have at times right?Take care dear Ivor❤️
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Sometimes it’s fine to have those empty moment and give the old grey matter a rest.
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Yes😍
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not all days have permanent recall in our minds Ivor no matter how much we want it to and yet some stay fresh even years later. I am so glad we get to write a new story with every sunrise and sunset. This is one of those poems to re read on tough days.
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I think I was telling myself it’s ok to have empty days, and its our mind telling us to have a break.
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i would not mind one of those empty days, i feel i am chasing after myself most days with so much to do.
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Maybe you’ll have to be older like me to have those empty days x
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haha probably! but not so soon yet, still have the kids to put through school etc.
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You’re a good mum xx
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thank you , I hope they think so too
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“Ink that runs away
Eloping with your pen.”
Great lines.
24 hours can make such a difference in our feelings. Emptiness can find a friend and elope too leaving space for something new.
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Thanks Ali, sometimes I’m happy for the empty days, I think its our mind telling us to slow down and have a rest
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I love an unplanned day.
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That’s it Ali, no processes, just moments 😊
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