Tullawalla #31, The Closing Chapter

Hello dear readers and followers, I am announcing “Today” that “Tullawalla #31” is to be the final publication in my series of “Tullawalla” Booklets … For new readers that don’t know about these booklets, they are basically the reason why I write poetry. I produce these ‘home-printed’ booklets for the sole purpose of raising funds for my favourite charity organisation, the MS Society, in Australia via the MS Charity Shop here in Geelong. And actually all money’s I receive for any of my poetry .via, submissions, I donate to the MS Society…. I’m proud to announce, that the sale of my “Tullawalla Booklets”, have now gone pass $1500.00, … to all the lovely readers, who have donated, to help achieve such a wonderful amount, a big heartfelt thank you, from “us” and the MS Society … …..Incredibly, there is now a total of “1347 poems”, Yep, over “Thirteen Hundred Poems” in my collection/series of “31” Tullawalla Booklets. After 6 YEARS of processing these booklets, my journey has finally come to an end, and here I am back at the ‘Front Gate’ to the Tullawalla, (House Number “31”), I have now completed the cycle


… As always, they are available for purchase, either as a hard copy ‘Booklet’, or a PDF format….. All proceeds go to the MS Charity Shop, here in Geelong West….. Please contact me here through my website page and I can chat to you about arrangements from there…. Oh, the booklet is appropriately called, “Tullawalla, The Closing Chapter”… And here is the link to my website >> https://ivors20.wordpress.com


Tullawalla #1 the first one: Tullawalla #15 the middle one: Tullawalla #31 the final one



The Closing Chapter




After the first page was turned

The tale progressed slowly

Unopened books were lost

Unused words were found

New novels had to be read

The search for more

Went on, and on


Adventure volumes were added

Expansion soared upwards

Higher than fiction could fly

Fluttering beyond

The ladders last rung

Where the quest for more

Was out of reach

And the story of unknown possibilities

Remained the unfinished saga

Of the closing chapter







Tullawalla is Available From

Jaymah Press:https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/

Ivor Steven: email, ivorrs20@gmail.com

Amazon: search via, ‘Tullawalla by Ivor Steven’


AND
Perceptions is Now Available via:

Jaymah Press: https://www.jaymahpress.com.au/

Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ivor-steven-and-derrick-knight/perceptions/hardcover/product-2pwqe4.html?q=Perceptions+by+Ivor+Steven&page=1&pageSize=4

OR: email me directly for a signed copy – ivorrs20@gmail.com

Ivor Steven (c) January 2023


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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.

33 thoughts on “Tullawalla #31, The Closing Chapter”

  4. Always good to hear about another Tullawalla” Booklet! Such a beautiful labor of love! And this last one is so precious! 🙂 Thank you for giving your heart, mind, talent, and soul to this project, Ivor! Such a wonderful legacy that helped others! 🙂
    (((HUGS)))
    🙂📓📚❤️💜🙂

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    1. Thanks Cassa … definitely a lot of words for a little old poet … about 3200 words per booklet, nearly 100,000 words overall …. hmmm .. that’s lots of poems … and the amount of donations has been fabulous … 🤗📘

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  6. All good, or bad books, come to an, end, and, that is, how it is, there’s no way of, avoiding that, just like all the things we love will eventually get, taken from us too, no matter how hard we try to hold on, they will, still be, gone…

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  9. Congratulations Ivor on your contribution of a labor of love of your heart and these beautiful poems so relatable. Life’s adventures live on in our heart and soul as we continue to write new lines and chapters that bring satisfaction and joy to our lives and others lives. Your words live on forever more! 💞

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    1. Thank you for lovely comments Cindy … I think I’ll writing poems for a long time yet, but the “Tullawalla booklets” have completed their journey … and my next adventure is to self publish another book in 2023!! … maybe by Easter, in time for the arrival of my Philadelphia Cousins Maureen and Terry … 🤗📘🌍😍

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      2. I move with the leaves
        I shine with the chrome
        I’m almost alive
        I’m almost at home
        No one to follow
        And nothing to teach
        Except that the goal
        Falls short of the reach
        … Leonard Cohen … some wondrous and profound lines 🤗📖

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  12. What a beautiful sharing & what an amazing journey…many congratulations to you, Ivor…I would like to buy #31 in pdf/digital format…do reply to me to share how I can buy 💫

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