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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Wow Ivor this is such a relevant and thought provoking piece. Well done, well done.
Thank You Bree … I went bed last night feeling disturbed 😧 … I had flicked through the Media sites … and they were all talking dribble, and smiling into the their cameras, as if nothing was wrong 😑!! and I wrote down my sleepless nights thoughts … 🌏🗺😑
Yes Susi … I’m not against these platforms … but they must be treated with thoughtful caution …
And ‘Disturbed’ version is a superb interpretation of Paul Simon’s outstanding lyrics… !!
A powerful important poem, Ivor. What you’ve expressed…I feel the same way.
I always hope people will learn from the past/history and/or at least their life experiences…but sadly many never do. And many don’t realize we have to be wise when getting our news, or learning, or etc from the internet. There is much good there…but we have to weed out the not-good.
As I’ve shared before…David Draiman’s version of Sounds of Silence really touches my heart! 🙂
Amazing that Paul Simon wrote the song when he was only 21 years old! A hymn of warning related to resistance, shallowness, selfishness, people’s inability to communicate maturely and from the heart, consumerism, the alienating powers of the media, and so much more. Such a timely song with social meaning still today.
Perfect 2 song choices to join your poem to make an amazing post we need to read and hear! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
I’m just back home from my usual Thursday night out with the boys…. and I open up my computer … and see your lovely and ‘looonnng’ message… i was happy, now I am even “happier” … sorry my comments are a bit tired and slow … but I am in the land of of happy crows…
I am still in awe of Paul Simon’s powerful lyrics .. that have probably formed the foundation of my current thought processes over the years .., for which I am forever grateful…
Cheers & Hugs coming your way… and 😀😍😴there will be a poem in my dreams tonight ..
Nice, Ivor. 🙂
The first time I saw/heard this version of The Sound of Silence, I was blown away! I really love it, but it sure gives a whole new meaning to the song!
Yes Penny. I think the meaning of the lyrics was always there, and his powerful version enhanced the exact importance of Paul Simon’s words, which are amazing 😄🌏😊
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Wow Ivor this is such a relevant and thought provoking piece. Well done, well done.
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Thank You Bree … I went bed last night feeling disturbed 😧 … I had flicked through the Media sites … and they were all talking dribble, and smiling into the their cameras, as if nothing was wrong 😑!! and I wrote down my sleepless nights thoughts … 🌏🗺😑
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So relevant and deep thoughts really.
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A bad nights sleep, full of disturbed thoughts.. which became these words this morning ..🗺😊🪴
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🙏🏼💛😊
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lots to unpack and consider here –
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Haha … Ivor unpacking his scribled thoughts on everyone .. !!
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deep thoughts –
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Consistently we must reexamine the things which are presented on these platforms. This version of Sounds of Silence is amazing!
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Yes Susi … I’m not against these platforms … but they must be treated with thoughtful caution …
And ‘Disturbed’ version is a superb interpretation of Paul Simon’s outstanding lyrics… !!
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Agreed! 🙂 Each version of the song is amazing but damn… it feels like the latter version was sun as if it should have been from the git-go!
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Yes it’s powerful version, that suits the powerful lyrics …
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🙂
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Amen to all of that
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Very thought provoking Ivor and a good song to listen to 👍🤝
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Thank you for comments 😊😎
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People only tend to have a less-than-24-hour attention span, as everything eventually becomes, yesterday’s, news, and, we all, forget…
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Instagrams are not so heavy, but apparently the whole universe could be a kind of hologram, projected from the edge of a black hole…
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Your holographic view is too close to the truth 😄🖤 you astutely grasp my thoughts 😄😯
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It’s always good when you make a connection with another star child 🌌🤩🤩
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I’ll catch you out there on the Milky Way , just before that ‘Black Hole’
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Oh yes! But don’t worry, I’m sure even if we cross the event horizon, we’ll be radiated back out across the universe as light! 😊
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I see the light 😄
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History is soon forgotten
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A powerful important poem, Ivor. What you’ve expressed…I feel the same way.
I always hope people will learn from the past/history and/or at least their life experiences…but sadly many never do. And many don’t realize we have to be wise when getting our news, or learning, or etc from the internet. There is much good there…but we have to weed out the not-good.
As I’ve shared before…David Draiman’s version of Sounds of Silence really touches my heart! 🙂
Amazing that Paul Simon wrote the song when he was only 21 years old! A hymn of warning related to resistance, shallowness, selfishness, people’s inability to communicate maturely and from the heart, consumerism, the alienating powers of the media, and so much more. Such a timely song with social meaning still today.
Perfect 2 song choices to join your poem to make an amazing post we need to read and hear! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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I’m just back home from my usual Thursday night out with the boys…. and I open up my computer … and see your lovely and ‘looonnng’ message… i was happy, now I am even “happier” … sorry my comments are a bit tired and slow … but I am in the land of of happy crows…
I am still in awe of Paul Simon’s powerful lyrics .. that have probably formed the foundation of my current thought processes over the years .., for which I am forever grateful…
Cheers & Hugs coming your way… and 😀😍😴there will be a poem in my dreams tonight ..
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Thought-provoking, powerful, and amen!
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Very thought provoking. We need such honesty in poetry. This is very straightforward and clear. Just phenomenal.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments 😄🌏😌
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My absolute pleasure friend. It is wonderful. Have a fantastic day.
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Nice, Ivor. 🙂
The first time I saw/heard this version of The Sound of Silence, I was blown away! I really love it, but it sure gives a whole new meaning to the song!
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Yes Penny. I think the meaning of the lyrics was always there, and his powerful version enhanced the exact importance of Paul Simon’s words, which are amazing 😄🌏😊
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Powerful….thought provoking….deep….lovely….
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Thank You Navin for your thoughtful comments 🌏😄🪴😀
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You’re welcome….
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This one brought to mind the Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle!
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Nice
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