A Red Bouquet
The dawn sky’s a misty red
Mirroring my eyes, etched edges of red
T’was my dad’s anniversary yesterday
And I didn’t go to visit her, during the day
She adored dad, my darling redhead
So best I vacate this lonely bed
And select her some blooms from my flowerbed
My courtyard’s a sea of dazzling reds
A vivacious Begonia, called a Dragon Wing Red
Our gifted Geranium, glows a deep ruby red
And dad’s Day Lily, is a glossy red
I’ll create a bright red bouquet from the three
And place the flowers in our vase under her tree
Ivor Steven (c) Feb 2020
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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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Oh, I just love flowers of red! π
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Best I send you a bouquet too….β€πΉπΉπ
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Oh, thank you, Ivor πβ€οΈ
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from lonely bed to beautiful flower bed, a poem that shows the beautiful colour your heart.
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Oh Gina, kindness overwhelms me ….ππΉπΊ
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Many hugs my dear friend
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There were many, many loving hugs on Saturday….. … taking Carole the flowers on Monday, was so spiritually reinforcing for me……
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I find that deeply comforting Ivor, loved ones cherished with simple loving gestures.
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Oh yes Gina, I find the simple heart warming gestures to be the most significantly important ones…..
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and I’m sure Carol and your Dad were together watching from above π
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I had that vibe Kate……
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Awe! How lovely Ivor! I hope doing this has helped you feel closer to her! xoxo
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Yes dear Carol, I go to the cemetery weekly, and there’s definitely a spiritual connection…πππ
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This got me all teary-eyed! So beautiful and sweet, Ivor!
Your Dad and Carole sound like people who were vibrant, cheery, energizing, warm…just like the color red! π
HUGS!!! π
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My dad and Carole were both very vibrant, both were red-heads, both had radiant red-hearts……xx
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I’m sure she would have loved that and they both would have loved the gesture
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Thank you Beth…. yes I’m sure too…..
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Such a tender poem! π·
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Thank you Mona.. π·π·β€οΈ
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My Pleasure, Ivor β₯
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Your heart is so beautiful Ivor β€
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Thank you Colleen, that’s lovely of you to say so.. ππ
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Delightful
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THANK YOU….
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You’re welcome
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That beautiful poem tugged only heartstrings Ivor.πβ€οΈ
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Meant to type…on my heartstrings
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Two loved ones very nicely linked
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Thank you Derrick,
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Ivor… this touched my heart. Your blooms of red are beautifully described, but I hope today they do not match the rims of your eyes quite so much πΊπ
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Thank you Rachel…. thankfully my teary red eyes have returned to clear and brown xx
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