A Quilt, For A Good Man.

I’ve had this quilt for three years now, a birthday present from my girlfriend at that time. The quilt covers me every night, and I wonder and I dream, of the past, and the future. The past clings to me, like a warm blanket, and the future awakens every morning, when I toss the sheets back over the quilt.20170308_145809

A Quilt, For A Good Man. 

 

A quilt, crafted by hand.

Definitely for a man.

Bold and beautiful.

Maybe, I was a fool.

A quilt, for lonely nights. 

Made to keep me warm, under a cool moonlight.

Patterns of music notes and instruments.

Although, not Cohen’s Hallelujah, fourth or fifth movement.

A quilt, reminding me constantly.

However, not unpleasantly.

Like winter leaves, grey and black.

And again, there’s no turning back.

 

Ivor Steven (c)  July 2019

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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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    2. Now that would depend on whether you are looking at the bed or lying in the bed. When looking at the bed the pillows on right hand side are creased. When lying in the bed the left pillows are creased. So you could be correct Peter; we need Ivor to clarify his sleeping position, it has now become the issue of my day! Plus it has reminded me that I need to sleep at the other side of my bed for a while, (my right side) to even out the pressure on the mattress! 😀

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      1. Haha… If I’m laying on my back, I’ll be sleeping on the right side of the bed, as the left side has my computer chair in the way… 🤗😊🛏️

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      4. Why not turn the mattress, and, if it is double sided, turn it end over end. I’ll come and laugh while you do it!
        As to which side is which, it could also change according to whether you sleep on your back, front, or side.
        I hope I’ve given you a little to ponder on Sue!

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      5. Haha, Peter I actually sleep on the right side of bed, but if you stand at the end of the bed, I’d be sleeping on the wrong side. But really the main thing is that I sleep under my reading and on the opposite side away from my computer. Ivor doesn’t have big sleeps, and I write in between my dreams…

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      6. Peter, I’ll have you know I turn it regularly, but I have to swivel it around because it’s not double-sided, it’s a ‘posh’ medical type foam, developed at the university of Northumbria, I’m extremely fussy😂 which means there’s always a section that never has full body pressure. So I think it’s time to move all my bits and bats to the other side and vice versa.
        I sleep in all those positions Peter, so what is right is often left, and what’s left can often be right! 😂😂 I bet you wished you’d never started this!

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      9. Oh no, this is not drying! In Germany it is a common practice to air your bedding once a week by hanging it out of the window! A side issue is that you have to keep your window frames well cleaned.

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      13. Peter, I followed the link! What’s wrong with opening the window wide every morning?
        I was surprised to find that the writer found the idea of a duvet strange, doesn’t everyone use one? I thought blankets were things people used fifty years ago. I’ve used the inside out method of putting on a cover and it works, but generally tend to lay it out with the right side uppermost. 🙂

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      14. It was written some time ago. I remember the first time I lived in Germany, in 1968. Duvets had been in use for a long time, but were still very uncommon in the UK. (1964 introduced by Terence Conran)

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      15. And that’s why we used to call them continental quilts! I assumed the idea came from France, I got that one wrong! I remember having blankets at our previous house but I think we’ve always had duvets in the 43 years here.

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  4. Memories stitched into a loyal quilt. How lovely, Ivor. Wish I had one. But guess I’ll have to first find a man who can knit/see/stitch.
    Thanks for sharing this link.
    Lotsa love
    Your friend
    Nandita

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    1. Thanks for reading, the quilt is a reminder for me, that love is not always permanent, like I thought it used to be, and that my loyal heart is still a vulnerable one. 😊 And her parting words were, “don’t worry Ivor, you’re a Good Man” 🙄

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  12. Aww, it’s a lovely quilt, Ivor. I think I can see some very nice retro materials used there. Handmade gifts are so much nicer, but I guess some things aren’t meant to be. It’s great that you still have good memories from those times..even if there’s, “no turning back”

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  14. Ivor, you have out done yourself on these two beautifully written poem. You drop those vivid expressive lines, right on time. Your Quilt is really nice, made with love.
    That was very thoughtful of her. Well deserved😊 my friend. 😊
    Yonnie🌸

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