Throwback Friday, Under the Snow (a Revisit)

A special poem I wrote, after I’d taken my Lady to the hospital for the last time, on the day of her 65th birthday, thirteen years ago. 

Hello Carole, time goes by, and my heart has not moved …



Under The Snow

We emanate to a birthday.
We deflate to a final day.
Birthdays, they all come, they all go.
Birthdays, in the sunshine, under the snow.
Birthdays, slow to mature, quickly an eon.
Birthdays, before we are born, after we are gone.
Birthdays, hanging on by a breath.
Birthdays, nailed to a cross ’til death.
What does it all mean to be alive and cry?
What does it all mean to live and to die?





Ivor Steven © April 2025

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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.

30 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, Under the Snow (a Revisit)”

  13. So deeply heart-touching…and so beautiful.
    Grief can be so overwhelming…even years, even decades, later. It ebbs for awhile…and then can crash powerfully…like ocean waves…each day can be so different. As time passes, the sweet memories begin to chase the grief farther from shore, and bring peace to our hearts.
    (((HUGS))) 💜💜💜

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    1. A beautiful summary about grief, Carolyn …
      These days …
      My heart is at peace
      And her memories
      Are in harmony
      With my heartbeats …
      “When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” ~ Khalil Gibran
      ((Hugs)) 💕🌏😍🌝🐶

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