“This Fence” is a poem I posted on my Site when I first began blogging in June/July 2017, however I originally wrote the piece back in 2001, when I was recovering from my first stroke in Sept’ 2000 … My words from 22 years ago seem be applicable today, as I start my recovery program from this week’s diabetes diagnosis…
This Fence
I am quickly nearing this fence.
An obstacle of a lifetime I see.
And from my side of this fence,
The hurdle is too high for me.
And on the other side of this fence,
There seems nowhere to land or flee.
I have arrived at this fence,
Above the pickets, just grey sky.
And on my side of this fence,
The grass is brown and dry.
On the other side of this fence,
The grass is green, but still I cry.
How am I to clear this fence,
There seems nowhere to go or get by.
This fence, all built of stones,
Breaks my spirit, and all my bones.
Ivor Steven (c) November 2023
It won’t break your spirit my friend
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Thank you Derrick ππ
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You are a survivor by nature
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Mope or cope
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This will NOT break your spirit, Ivor! Thinking of all you’ve been through in your life…and you not only survived, but thrived…I say you got this! You will conquer it! And you have all of us praying for you, cheering you on, caring about you! You don’t go it alone. β€οΈ
You are an inspiration and encouragement to so many of us! π
(((HUGS))) β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
PS… “…Life may be hard to live some days But you can count on your loved ones
When you think you can’t face the world outside Good friends are there to pull you up…” – Lone Deer π
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Thank you Carolyn for your lovely encouragement …yes I’ll cope ok … just feeling disappointed at the moment … because dad was a diabetic, I get tested every year … so this is sudden change to my system …Oh that Loner Deer song is his brand new release and his lyrics are superb … π΅πβ€ππππΆ
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I understand the disappointment. I felt the same way when I got cancer. My Dad, his dad (my grandpa), my Dad’s sisters (who everyone said I “looked like and took after”), a niece, my oldest sister, etc., all battled cancer…I knew my day was coming, but it was still a bit saddening when it did, not knowing to what it extent it would change my life.
(((HUGS))) π β€οΈ
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Yes β¦ it was half expected to happen but that didnβt stop my disappointment β¦ I shall regroup and do what Ivor does best β¦ keep scrambling over the hurdles in front of me ππππΆπ
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Yes! I’m rooting for you! Cheering you on! π β€οΈ
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Wishing you the best, Ivor.
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Youβve proved your resilience Ivor.
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Thank you kindly Sadje πππ€
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Youβre welcome βΊοΈ
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Getting caught, deadlocked in life, I hope that you no longer, feel, this way anymore…
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Oh no, I tend to cope reasonably well these days ππ
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I love your poem, Ivor and I imagine that many people here can relate to it. π
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Thank you Sue β¦ yes, everyoneβs journey has many a hurdle to scramble over πππ€
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Profound poetry and I can appreciate how these words would ring true again π
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Thank you kindly Bree β¦ a 22 year old poem which can pertain to anyoneβs journey through those testing times β¦
One of my very early poems, it was raw, but they were truthful words straight from traumatised heart π
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This foe is less threatening than those you have already defeated, Ivor! You will overcome! β€ Love the very relatable poem!
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Thank you Cheryl and tend to agree with you β¦ I think Iβll be able to cope ok πππ
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Life’s hurdles are just that and you will defeat them one by one. We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou π
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Thank you for Mayaβs lovely quote πππ
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You’re welcome, Ivor.
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I have hit this fence , though I call it a wall , many times Ivor…we can give up we just keep going one step at a time. Sending support πππ
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Thank you kindly Willow β¦ life is one big hurdle, there for us to scramble over β¦ the other side is the goal for our soul πππ
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Yes indeed the Goal for our Soul ββππ
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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 β¦ Leonard Cohen, from his poem/song βThe Goalβ
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I am not keen on the guy ( don’t tell anyone I shall be shunned π) but those lyrics are great πππ
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His life was fading but he still wrote some great words ππ
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Yes indeed ππ
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The only way
You could make me happy
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Thank you for reading my poem ππ
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