Life Is A Bittersweet Marathon

life is a arduous marathon

a conundrum until the finishing line

we live in the moment

yesterday has gone

and we are not in charge of tomorrow

today is a new gift to be opened

time knowingly evolves in ripples and wrinkles

openly displaying our shuffles and muffles



life is a bittersweet marathon

moving forward without bitterness

savouring the sweetness of completing the race

I’m leaving my today

a little bit wiser and a day older

gratefully my heart beats healthily



Featured Image: A photo of a painting hanging in the waiting room at the heart specialist rooms





Ivor Steven (c) December 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.

37 thoughts on “Life Is A Bittersweet Marathon”

  3. I think your poem is beautiful and encouraging, Ivor…you’ve captured life!
    I am ever grateful for each new day…taking one day at a time…finding the joy into today! 🙂
    HUGS!!! 🙂
    PS…beautiful painting and music, too!

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