An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Will There Be a Boat To Steer? (a Tanka)
My New Year Poem, and wishing my readers a safe and healthy 2023.
Featured Imagr Above: A photo of Graeme Altmann’s amazing painting, “Hopeful Return”, from a Geelong Writers Inc. Ekphrastic Writng Workshop at the Boom Gallery, Sept 2018.
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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28 thoughts on “Will There Be a Boat To Steer? (a Tanka)”
I like this because life is like steering a boat through many aspects of water. Thanks for all you do here and wishing you th best in 2023. Happy New Year!
Thank you for reading/spotting my poem … I’ve mad a mess of scheduling my post Frank … but thanks to you I corrected my mistake … Phew !! … and I’m pleased you enjoyed my Tanka .. happy New Year … and it is now just after midnight here in Geelong .. Cheers my Friend …
Thank you Louiseโฆ and I had the idea in my head but I couldnโt get the wording right. โฆ in the end I was ecstatic with my little Tanka ๐โ๏ธ๐ค๐๐ถ
I like this because life is like steering a boat through many aspects of water. Thanks for all you do here and wishing you th best in 2023. Happy New Year!
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Thank you for reading/spotting my poem … I’ve mad a mess of scheduling my post Frank … but thanks to you I corrected my mistake … Phew !! … and I’m pleased you enjoyed my Tanka .. happy New Year … and it is now just after midnight here in Geelong .. Cheers my Friend …
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Amazing poem, Ivor! Wonderful music video. โค Wishing you a joyful 2023!
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Thank you Cheryl and I was very pleased with how my turned out โฆ and the Flogging Molly music/video is outstanding .. ๐ค๐๐๐๐ถ
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Wonderful poem, Ivor. Love the video. Happy New Year.๐
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Thank you Graceโฆ happy New Year ๐ฅณ
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Powerful poem, photo, and vid!
Happy New Year, Ivor and Sir Frankie!!!
(((HUGS)))
โค๏ธ ๐ฅณ๐๐ฅ๐โค๏ธ
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Thank you Carolyn โฆ happy New Year ๐ฅณ๐ถ๐ค๐๐๐ถ๐ฅ
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Such a great metaphor
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Thank you Beth โฆ happy New Year ๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅณ๐ถ๐ถ
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Beautiful Ivor. Happy & Healthy New Year! โ๐ข๐๐
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Thank you Cindy and a happy New Year to you ๐ค๐๐๐ถ๐ถ๐ฅณ๐ฅ
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Sometimes we have to let go of the steering wheel and allow the unfolding. Have a healthy and happy new year Ivor โฃ๏ธโจ๐
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Thank you Val and a happy New Year to you ๐ฅณ๐ค๐๐๐ถ๐ถ
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Lovely! ๐
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Thank you Sue, and I really lkied this Tanka too … ๐ค๐
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you’d, described the uncertainty of this world so perfectly, with this tanka of yours.
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Thank you kindly, I was a so pleased with this one โฆ๐ค๐๐
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Happy New Year, Ivor!
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Happy New Year Keeley
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Amazing combination of poem, image, and song, Ivor! ๐
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Thank you Eugenia .. I was ecstatic with the overall outcome of this pieceโฆ sometimes we get it right ๐ค๐๐๐ถ๐ถ
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My pleasure, Ivor! ๐
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Such a simple, yet powerful and important question, Ivor!
Happy New Year!
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Thank you Louiseโฆ and I had the idea in my head but I couldnโt get the wording right. โฆ in the end I was ecstatic with my little Tanka ๐โ๏ธ๐ค๐๐ถ
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A pertinent question, Ivor! Happy New Year!
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Thanks Ingrid … I continue the questions, but I do not know the answers … ๐๐ค
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