Over at Go Dog Go Cafeβs, Throwback Friday segment, I posted a poem from February 2018, called “Flowers For A Honey-bee”
I originally wrote this poem in February 2018

Flowers For A Honey-bee
Sagging like a half-broken branch
On a newly planted olive tree
In need of gentle husbandry
A new growth, a strong bud
To eventually replace thee
A younger twig for all to see
Alas, lack of nurturing stifled glee
And no fresh flowers for a honey-bee
Ivor Steven (c) February 2018
Gβday, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. Iβm 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. Iβve been blogging for over 4 years, and writing poems for 20 yearsβ¦
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Yes, weβve stopped nurturing our planet.
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Thank you Sadje for your thoughtful interpretation πππ
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Youβre welcome my friend
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Yes .. that it is .. a metaphorical piece about not handling a new relationship .. ππ₯²
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Hey were your ears burning. I was just writnng about you today and the Flower Soogs playlist I made for you. You never check Discord dude. =) Happy Friday. *big hugs* If you get a chance, weigh in your favorite love song. Doesn’t have to be about romance. Most love isn’t. Love for your garden is a good one, my dear Green Thumb friend. β₯.
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Hi Niki. .. I hardly ever check my βDiscordβ. .. I shall have a look now !!
And Iβll definitely get back with βourβ favourite love song soon. .. Iβm still in bed. Itβs 6.40am Saturday here ππππΆ
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Great Ivor. I know I’m on the upside-down, day-behind side of the world from you so yeah times are different. I sent you about 1 a week for the past two months just to check in since I go on Discord daily to chat with my kids. Thanks for the song suggetions. β₯.
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Thanks Niki ..I’ll check Discord each week now .. ππ€
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Sounds good. They have a huge supply of gifs. XD β₯.
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About one *gif* week. I see you on IG so I knew you were good but in case you got on Discord you’d have lots of pics. ^^ xo β₯.
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Yep I’m checking them out now ..
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Oh, that’s lovely π
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Thank you Sue πππ
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Aw. π¦
Nature helps us…we must give nurturing care and love in return.
And we, as human-beans, need nurturing care and love, too. From each other.
(((HUGS)))
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Yes indeed Carolyn .. and was the main gist of my poem ππππ
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It is always give and take and all our lives we, humans, have only been takers.
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A sad mood to this one, Ivorβ¦
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Yes there is Ingrid β¦ metaphorically itβs about a relationship that I didnβt nurture ππ
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π this can happen!
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Unfortunately so ππ
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