Rubber Soles and a Timeworn Soul 

I use only one pair of shoes and after 12 months and 2200 km later, I’ve worn off about 15 mm of rubber from the outside heal area …




Rubber Soles and a Timeworn Soul 
 
 
 
My shoe’s rubber soles 
Are worn out and almost gone  
And the laces are threadbare 
Like burnt-down candle wicks
 

I have traveled many hard miles  
My old bones are weary 
Worn out and almost gone 

But my timeworn soul remains intact  
While my journey’s dreams are alive and well 









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Ivor Steven (c) June 2024

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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.

25 thoughts on “Rubber Soles and a Timeworn Soul ”

  3. Love your poem and metaphor but shoes need to be replace every 6
    Months or so with the walking you do or your body will break down. Great poetry is not worth the price-:)
    🩷😅🐶 just looking out for you-:)

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  5. A great post, Ivor. Those shoes were made for walkin’! They look about like you and I worn down old souls/soles! Good for you Keep on walking! I hope Frankie’s paws don’t show that much wear. :>)

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  6. Ooh…YAY! time for new shoes! 👟👟 😉
    Always remember how beautiful your soul is, Ivor! 🙂
    I love your soles and soul connection! Title, poem, illustrative photos, song!
    Creative! Heart-touching! Inspiring!
    Keep on your journey! There is much left to see and share! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you for your kind words Carolyn … yes, Cindy advised me I should get a new pair of shoes every 6 months, especially for the amount of walking I do 😊😍🌏🎶 … oh I love Ben Howard’s music 🎶 and this one suited my Haiku 👞🌏💕 “Time is Dancing” 😍🎶🐶🐾

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  7. Seeing how worn the soles of our shoes are, we become, aware, of the, miles, the distances we’d, traveled, throughout, time’s, passage. But, you may need to, get a new pair, as, those shoes look like, they’re about to, fall, apart, and, wearing those, worn out shoes, may cause problems for your, feet, and, leg, and in turn, cause, problems, so, go get those shoes, replaced.

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