Let the Rivers Flow (a Combined Poem)


Today’s poem is one of my verses made up of comments I posted on some of my fellow WordPress writers’ articles during the month … In stanza order, they are:
* Paul, The Moment – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon | parallax 
* Carol, Some people say I’m off my trolley – Therapy Bits
* David, The shape, or: Letting go – The Skeptic’s Kaddish 🇮🇱 
* David, https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/06/27/mouthfuls-of-silence-or-sign-language/






Let the Rivers Flow (a Combined Poem)


The tides of time are forever changing 
Going beyond our depth can be frightening 
But testing the unknown waters can be rewarding

We are all off our trolley
We all like our Lollies
We all forget the brolly
Life is a hectic folly
So, best we stay jolly
And always chat to Polly

If things don’t change
Things will remain the same
Let the cascades fall
May the rivers always flow
Forever changing our lives
With the current’s undertow  

Sometimes I wonder
If I am drowning in the sound
Of words that are on the tip of my tongue
And their lifeline has melted
Into the silent recesses of my mind 





Ivor Steven (c) June 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.

26 thoughts on “Let the Rivers Flow (a Combined Poem)”

    1. Thank you for your lovely words,Violet … my habit of storing my comments for these combined poems is personally very and I enjoy the challenge of creating a poem out of them 📖😍🌏

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    1. Oh, it’s a wonderful song by Bon Iver with superb lyrics … and thank you for appreciating my word combination … I’m always quite amazed at how my random comments end up sounding like a sensible poem!!

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  9. I so enjoy your poems that are weavings of your comments! They are so creative, containing so much wisdom! 🙂 Beautiful photos and perfect song choice! That is one of my fave Bon Iver songs! 🙂 All of us need healthy rhythms in our life, relationships, emotions, etc.! We must find that pace that is for us…where we find peace, fulfillment and joy! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you for your many wonderful words, Carolyn … my cumbersome habit of storing my comments in my “Notebook” file proves to be an invaluable resource for these combined poems, and I enjoy the challenge of creating a poem out of them … and I’m always quite amazed at how my random comments end up sounding like a sensible poem!! 😍📘📃🌏💕❤🎵🐶

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  11. Ivor, I love this piece—and I think it’s so cool that you use snippets from comments you’ve left on other poets’ work to weave together a longer poem. That’s such a creative idea, and it really speaks to the collaborative energy of our community. I’m honored to see lines from my own blog in there!

    Much love,
    David

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    1. Thank you for lovely comments, and I’ve been doing these collaborative projects for as long as my site has been going on WP … it’s both an enjoyable and rewarding process, David 📖😊🌏

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