An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
A Half-Withered Water-Reed, is in this Week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine
Hello dear readers and followers, I am now writing for “Coffee House Writers” magazine on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “A Half-Wither Water-Reed”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … please click on the link below to view my poem, at Coffee House Writers Magazine. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/a-half-withered-water-reed/
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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22 thoughts on “A Half-Withered Water-Reed, is in this Week’s Coffee House Writers Magazine”
How marvelous to have the universe as your staircase 😃
What a powerful poem and photo! Brilliant vivid word-pics, emotions, and message in your poem, Ivor! 🙂
Fabulous song/vid! “…Living one step at a time, Putting one foot in front of the other, It sure feels right…” 🙂
(((HUGS))) 💛🌟💫🌾✨💛💛
Thank you dear Carolyn … a poem about my trials and tribulations and then my ability to make a comeback after being in depths of life’s deepest chasms 🤗😍🌏💕🎶 … Mike Scott’s great song was perfect for my poem … and the poem was inspired by the photo of the water reed that I took one our morning walkie 🐶🤗💕
Oh, Ivor! How I love this poem! What a beautiful metaphor for survival and rebirth! “I realized that the universe was my staircase.” We can all rise and go forward if we realize that! ❤ ❤ ❤
How marvelous to have the universe as your staircase 😃
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Thank you Robbie … the bestest of staircases 🤗
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Yay!
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What a powerful poem and photo! Brilliant vivid word-pics, emotions, and message in your poem, Ivor! 🙂
Fabulous song/vid! “…Living one step at a time, Putting one foot in front of the other, It sure feels right…” 🙂
(((HUGS))) 💛🌟💫🌾✨💛💛
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Thank you dear Carolyn … a poem about my trials and tribulations and then my ability to make a comeback after being in depths of life’s deepest chasms 🤗😍🌏💕🎶 … Mike Scott’s great song was perfect for my poem … and the poem was inspired by the photo of the water reed that I took one our morning walkie 🐶🤗💕
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All came together so beautifully! 🙂
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Yeah … I think the work well too … 😍📘
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🙂 ❤️👍
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Amazing imagery in this piece! 💚
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Thank you kindly Cassa 🤗😍📘
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Nice poem. Loved the ending.
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Thank you kindly Andrew
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You’re welcome.
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Oh, Ivor! How I love this poem! What a beautiful metaphor for survival and rebirth! “I realized that the universe was my staircase.” We can all rise and go forward if we realize that! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Beautiful as always Ivor🥰
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Thank you Kindly Arlene . 💛🤗😍🌏
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A lovely poem, Ivor. Love the feeling of falling, then rising. Congratulations on your poet-in-residence-ship too. I’ll check it out
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Thank you Ryan … my poem’s a bit of a life story in 8 lines … l’m glad you got the gist of what I was trying say …
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A great ending, Ivor. 🙂
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Thank you Sue … and getting the ending right was the hardest part for me … 💙📘
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Wonderful process of recovery
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Thank you Derrick… the process has worked so far
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