An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
“That’s What Friends Are For”, Has Been Accepted for the “Cadence” Anthology
Today I received a lovely message from Lisa, Editor/Publisher at ‘Prolific Pulse Press’ >> https://www.prolificpulse.com/ Dear Ivor, I love the poem you just sent for Cadence and would love to publish it with the anthology. It truly put a smile on my face.
Of course, I cannot post the poem until after the Anthology has been published in March, but I can tell you that my delightful poem is about “Charlie the Caterpillar shuffling over the track to help his little friend, Billy the Bee
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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YAY for friends! YAY for your publication! Congrats, Ivor! Congrats, also, to Billy and Charlie!! π β€οΈβ€οΈ π Perfect song/vid to get the celebration started off! HA! π
(((HUGS))) β€οΈππβ€οΈ
Thank you very much Carolyn and I recited the poem at our Geelong Writers members dinner at the Box Office Cafe last night β¦ πππππππΆ
“The first Geelong Writers membersβ night for 2024 was a great success with long-time members mingling with new members at the Box Office. Ivor Steven read his poem ‘Thatβs What Friends Are For’ from ‘Cadence’ published by Prolific Pulse Press;” https://1drv.ms/i/s!Asumt4cZ9A65hvlIqEpxTOQFAZdCVg?e=O0RZ4y
Thank you Sue …
“The first Geelong Writers membersβ night for 2024 was a great success with long-time members mingling with new members at the Box Office. Ivor Steven read his poem ‘Thatβs What Friends Are For’ from ‘Cadence’ published by Prolific Pulse Press;” https://1drv.ms/i/s!Asumt4cZ9A65hvlIqEpxTOQFAZdCVg?e=O0RZ4y
Oh wow, congratulations Ivor
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Thank you very much Sadje πππ
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Youβre welcome βΊοΈ
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Congratulations, Ivor, great news.
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Thank you Robbie β¦ one of my cute critter dialogue poems that made the editors smile πππ
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Fabulous Ivor, great song to celebrate as well π
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Thank you Brian β¦ πΆ
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Yay! You are so in demand!
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Thank you Beth
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Yay for you, Ivor! Congratulations!!
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Thank you Lois
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Congrats, Ivor! Well done!
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Thank you Nancy πππ
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Most welcome, Ivor! π
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Congrats, mate. Much deserved
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Thank you Jez
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congrats, sounds very sweet!
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Thank you Kate
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YAY for friends! YAY for your publication! Congrats, Ivor! Congrats, also, to Billy and Charlie!! π β€οΈβ€οΈ π Perfect song/vid to get the celebration started off! HA! π
(((HUGS))) β€οΈππβ€οΈ
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Thank you very much Carolyn and I recited the poem at our Geelong Writers members dinner at the Box Office Cafe last night β¦ πππππππΆ
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That is so cool! π
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“The first Geelong Writers membersβ night for 2024 was a great success with long-time members mingling with new members at the Box Office. Ivor Steven read his poem ‘Thatβs What Friends Are For’ from ‘Cadence’ published by Prolific Pulse Press;”
https://1drv.ms/i/s!Asumt4cZ9A65hvlIqEpxTOQFAZdCVg?e=O0RZ4y
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Wonderful! π
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Congrats Ivor.π₯°
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Congratulations.
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Thank you …
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Congratulations!
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Thank you Andrew
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You’re welcome.
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Such good news, Ivor. Congratulations. π
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Thank you Sue …
“The first Geelong Writers membersβ night for 2024 was a great success with long-time members mingling with new members at the Box Office. Ivor Steven read his poem ‘Thatβs What Friends Are For’ from ‘Cadence’ published by Prolific Pulse Press;”
https://1drv.ms/i/s!Asumt4cZ9A65hvlIqEpxTOQFAZdCVg?e=O0RZ4y
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Iβm so pleased about that. π
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It was a great night out
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Very cool ππ»
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Thank You Val …
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A wonderful message! Definitely something to smile about. Bravo, Ivor! ππ»
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Thank you for lovely comments Michele ππππ
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Most welcome. π»
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Congratulations Ivor! #GoodWorks
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Thank you π
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You’re very welcome my dear friend Ivor! #GoodWorks
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Thank you very much for your kind support, it means a lot to me … πππ
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Great news Ivor. Can’t wait to hear it. I see why this sneak preview would put a smile on her face and mine tooπ
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Cadence is all about smiling and my poem was a cute metaphorical way to achieve that …
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indeed it way, Ivor.
Bravoππ
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Congratulations, Ivor!
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Thanks Susi β¦ a cute little poem that worked ok ππ
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You’re welcome! π
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An amazing achievement, and accomplishment Ivor! Well done!
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Thank you for your kind words Carol πππ
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