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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Thank you dear Ali .. my dedication sets up a lovely introduction to my book .. she has been with me all the way through my every word π€ππβ€οΈ
Behind every word There is a thought Between every thought
There is an emotion Underneath the emotion
There is a heartbeat Below the heartbeat There is a soul
Within the soul There lives love
Oh, Ivor! This dedication to Carole is so beautiful, so wonderful, so sweet! π
And YAY for your book! From front cover to back cover and everything in between it is a gem!
I’m so proud of you for all of the hard work, emotion, time and love you put into it!
(((HUGS))) β€οΈ
Thank you dear Carolynβ¦ at one stage I was so disappointed at losing my contract with the my original publisher, I was going to give up on republishing Tullawalla, and then I had the manuscript knocked back at a few publishing establishmentsβ¦ things were not looking good for βTullawallaβ β¦ then I took on the scary job of self publishing β¦ oh wow what a task for the uninitiatedβ¦ I was battling and depressed with my inadequacies .. but somehow I persistedβ¦ and then along came my βFairy Godmotherβ editor/publisher, Judy from Jaymah Press .. she has been the βbestestβ and understood my book and my passion β¦ and wowβ¦ here is Tullawalla again, bigger and betterer than ever before β¦ I thank you from the centre of my heart for your kindness and support β€οΈπ€πππ
Oohhh this is so beautiful Ivor
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Thank you Mich .. my Dedication page from my book .. I thought it was an appropriate start to Tullawalla π€ππ
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a beautiful tribute
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Thank You Annette π€ππ
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A beautiful poem for your late wife.
Not sure about that version of Leonard Cohen’s song though π
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Thank you Dale π€πππΆ
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What a lovely dedication to the love of your life
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Thank you Beth .. it makes for a lovely introduction to Tullawalla π€πππ
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It really does
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A dedication of love. I hear these words coming straight from your heart. Congratulations on this next edition.
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Thank you dear Ali .. my dedication sets up a lovely introduction to my book .. she has been with me all the way through my every word π€ππβ€οΈ
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The is so greater thing than love.
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Where is Love?
Behind every word There is a thought Between every thought
There is an emotion Underneath the emotion
There is a heartbeat Below the heartbeat There is a soul
Within the soul There lives love
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This is lovely, and perfect for your dedication Ivor.
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Excellent, Ivor!
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Thank you Nancy.. it was an excellent book before, now itβs even more excellent π€πππ
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Oh, Ivor! This dedication to Carole is so beautiful, so wonderful, so sweet! π
And YAY for your book! From front cover to back cover and everything in between it is a gem!
I’m so proud of you for all of the hard work, emotion, time and love you put into it!
(((HUGS))) β€οΈ
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Thank you dear Carolynβ¦ at one stage I was so disappointed at losing my contract with the my original publisher, I was going to give up on republishing Tullawalla, and then I had the manuscript knocked back at a few publishing establishmentsβ¦ things were not looking good for βTullawallaβ β¦ then I took on the scary job of self publishing β¦ oh wow what a task for the uninitiatedβ¦ I was battling and depressed with my inadequacies .. but somehow I persistedβ¦ and then along came my βFairy Godmotherβ editor/publisher, Judy from Jaymah Press .. she has been the βbestestβ and understood my book and my passion β¦ and wowβ¦ here is Tullawalla again, bigger and betterer than ever before β¦ I thank you from the centre of my heart for your kindness and support β€οΈπ€πππ
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YAY for Judy! And YAY for you, Ivor! I’m so proud of you for persisting! π You are such an inspiration! π β€οΈπβ€οΈ
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Thank you for encouraging me .. ππ€πππ
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You’re most welcome. π
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So beautiful Ivor
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Thank you kindly Sadje π€πππ
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Youβre welcome
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Another fine tribute
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Thank you Derrick π€π
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Oh, such a beautiful tribute, Ivor! π
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Thank you Eugenia β€οΈππ€π
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You’re welcome, Ivor!
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a beautiful tribute to Carol and love this poem Ivor! ππ
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Yeah β¦ thanks Cindy β¦ her love β€οΈ keeps me going πππ€
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Oh thatβs sooo sweet. Youβre sooo welcome π
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A beautiful tribute π
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Thank You kindly Navin
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It’s my pleasure, Ivor
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