Throwback Friday, A Distant Ship (Revised)

Hello dear readers and followers, here’s a re-posting of a poem I wrote in September 2017, and as is my way I have revised the piece for today’s Throwback Friday article.





A Distant Ship (Revised)


Am I afraid, or am I being slowly discouraged.

Dismayed by the emptiness in my wavering heart.

Am I consumed, or am I being bodily starved.

Eaten by the cells of my inner sentiments.


Am I senseless, or have I been possessed.

Devoured by the recess of my lonely soul.

Am I swimming backstroke behind a distant love-boat.

Drowning in the wake of the passing recovery vessel.







Ivor Steven (c) November 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.

13 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, A Distant Ship (Revised)”

  5. Gorgeous photos.
    I can feel the great emotions in your powerful heart-touching poem, Ivor.
    That song/video is a fave of mine…yes, it gets me teary-eyed…I find it to be a hauntingly beautiful ballad. Life, love, and loss is sad, painful, challenging, tumultuous, stormy at times…but that ship symbolizes hope, and resilience, to me, and it can help us heal, transform, and find safety.
    Keep movin’ forward, MyFriend!
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thanks Sue … I found plenty of dry land today … slept in until 11 am, had ‘brunch’, took Frankie for a walk, had a 3 hour nana-nap and when I woke up it was raining, so I stayed home and took it easy … 🐶😊🌏

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