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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38 thoughts on “Sunrise (a Senryu)”
Frankie–you are so good to check on this little guy.
Aw! So glad the little lost teddy is found! ❤️
Sir Frankie is such a great pal! He is compassionate, loving, intuitive! I know he is a sweet pal to you, too, Ivor! ❤️
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
Oh, no! 😦 I am so very sorry to hear this. 😦
You have my condolences. And I send condolences to your friend’s family, too.
I hope you find some comfort in the good memories. (((HUGS))) ❤️
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Frankie–you are so good to check on this little guy.
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Frankie the furry “White Knight”
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Frankie gets cuter and cuter as the days roll by! Great post, Ivor! ❤
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Frankie is the furry “White Knight” 🐶😍
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The dog we used to have loved stuffed animals, but he chewed them. Frankie seems to know better! ❤
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Frankie is a curious and loving doggie 🐶😍
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Love this 💜💜
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Frankie is very loveable 😍🐶
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Yes he really is 💜💜
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He knows I am feeling sad (a best friend of mine passed away today) and he lying across my feet to comfort me 😍🐶
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Dogs are wonderful they sense so much 💜💜💜
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Yes they have that sixth sense 😍🐶
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Nice poem, Ivor.
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Thank you Andrew
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You’re welcome. As a kid, I lost my favorite bear a couple times, but we found him. I wrote a sonnet about him that got published three years ago.
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hooray!
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Aw! So glad the little lost teddy is found! ❤️
Sir Frankie is such a great pal! He is compassionate, loving, intuitive! I know he is a sweet pal to you, too, Ivor! ❤️
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
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Yeah for Frankie the furry “White Knight” 😍🐶🤗💕
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Yes! YAY! 🙂 🐶
How are you doing today, Ivor?
Give Sir Frankie some pats and rubs for me and for Coops. 🐶❤️
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I’m ok … very sad … but I’m ok 🥲
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Why are you sad?
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A very close and lifelong friend passed away yesterday 🥲
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Oh, no! 😦 I am so very sorry to hear this. 😦
You have my condolences. And I send condolences to your friend’s family, too.
I hope you find some comfort in the good memories. (((HUGS))) ❤️
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He had a bad cancer and went downhill quickly … I wrote him a letter but it arrived yesterday… he was sedated and couldn’t read it … 🥲
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I’m so very sorry to hear all of this. It’s very sad. 😦
(((HUGS))) ❤️
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I’m ok … I feel so sad for his lovely wife and family … 🤗🌏😍
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Yes, I feel sad for them, too. I hope they will be surrounded with love, support…and with good memories. ❤️
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They’re a very close family, so they will be all looking after each other 🤗😍🌏
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Good! I’m so glad! 🙂
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🤗😍🌏🐶
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I like the idea of a dog and a teddy bear communicating.
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Yes … kindness and compassion can be shown in any situation 🤗😍
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Lovely response to caring Frankie
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Thank you Derrick, I’ll let Frankie know … 🐶
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Lilydog approves of your poetry. more importantly she sends high paws to Frankies – well, he is cute
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Thank you Lilydog … woof, woof , from Frankie
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So cute!
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He’s a good doggie 🐶😍
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