Faeries And Books
Australia is a far away land
Only reached by ship or plane
Today, I saw the Ben Franklin Bridge at my door
Distant fairies were knocking, a message for Ivor
From my Philadelphia cousins, Maureen and Terry
They went to a Pop-Up Shop, a writers library
To meet Christine, our chief ofΒ ‘Go Dog Go Cafe’
Who signed a book for me, and a joint photo for my display
Cherished Thanksgiving gifts, to make my heart beat
Now I’m looking forward to my cousin delivering the treats
Ivor Steven (c)Β Dec 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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I am smiling reading and looking at the photo. Your joy is complete.
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Thank you Gina, I’ve a smile as big as the Ben Franklin Bridge…..xx
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Haha good! As big as when we had cake!? π
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Bigger !! π°
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How wonderful and thoughtful Ivor π
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My faerie cousin are treasures
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So joyful! π. And, The Ship Song is beautiful too πΆ
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Thank you for sharing this the video is fabulous. Loving connection
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Thank you, yes the song is wonderful connection piece that goes well with my poem
Xxxππ
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The synchronicity of like minds, Ivor. Yesterday was Candy’s birthday.
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Aww how wonderful!!
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My dear cousins were thrilled to meet Christine… I almost felt I was there…. a lovely experience for all of us… Thank you Rachel xxx
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Beautiful song ππ
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One the way you and Derrick published on the same day. π
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Yeah !! an unbelievable coincidence Sue…. I wrote to Derrick and commented, with a link to my story……. I think we nearly posted our articles at the same time…. wow !!
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I read Derrick’s post first and saw your link! Amazing! π
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Typo! Should read… LOVE the way…
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How lucky, Ivor!
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A fortunate experience for all concerned, and a lovely meet for my cousins with Christine πππ€
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Reblogged this on Brave & Reckless and commented:
I had the great pleasure yesterday to meet Ivor’s cousins Maureen and Terry and sign books for them, including one that will make its way into Ivor’s hands. I love how words can connect us no matter the oceans that separate us.
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Thank you Christine for generosity and kindness, I know my cousins where thrilled about the meet up. ππππ
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It was such a pleasure to meet Maureen and Terry yesterday Ivor! Thank you for posting the photos and commemorating one of those special moments when words connect us across the miles.
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It’s been wonderful “Go Dog Go Cafe” month for me, firstly my meeting up with Gina here in Geelong, and then my cousins meeting you in Philadelphia. You can imagine how much I loved my visit to Philadelphia in May, my cousins thoroughly spoilt me. ππ
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Wait! Thats so awesome!!!
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Yeah.. My cousins are awesome ππ
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How splendid, Ivor. Hurrah for kind and thoughtful cousins. π
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wonder, the world is indeed small … YOU met GINA! WOW WOW WOW lucky you π
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Meeting up with Gina a few weeks was a joyous occasion for both of us…… she was in Melbourne with her daughter, and made a special trip on the train to Geelong, to come down and see me, and we had a glorious day together touring the Bellarine Peninsula…xxx
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yes there is so much beauty to show them, how lovely for you both!
I had hoped to get to Melbourne to meet her but Mum had just died so it was not possible π¦
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Oh wow, we could have really had a great gathering,… Gina and I chatted like old school friends, our meeting was truly relaxed and natural, like lifelong buddies……xxx
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yes, you both impress me as being open friendly people … nice for both of you!
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How wonderful!
Oh, I saw this book featured on Derrick’s WP site! Looks like a wonderful, important, positive-impactful book! Best wishes to the authors! π
HUGS!!! π
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For my lovely cousins to meet, Christine was very special for everyone… πππ€
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How lovely to have two such important parts of your life interconnecting, Ivor.
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Yes, and all those concerned were thrilled to meet each, and I could feel the lovely vibes, later in my conversations with my cousins, Maureen and Terry, and also when I chatted to Christine…. And way over here the whole event was a wondrous buzz for me……
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How bloody brilliant. so lovely these kinds of connections, Ivor.
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