A Lonesome Old Wind





A Lonesome Old Wind


Parading, brazen and proud
Clumps of grey clouds
Plough across the sky

Too windy
For the solitary magpie
Too cold
For the ants and rabbits

Our walking track
Is devoid of doggies and humans
Except for Frankie and I
And the ‘I’ in Ivor
Must stand for
‘I’ am a survivour






Ivor Steven (c) July 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.

31 thoughts on “A Lonesome Old Wind”

  6. You certainly are, dear Ivor! 💪🏼 🥰

    Seeing Frankie battling the cold winds and you bundled up in your hat and heavy winter jacket is mind-blowing to me. 🤯
    It is 9:50PM and we are still at 86ºF; a heavy rain storm with thunder and lightning is raging and we’re praying we don’t lose our power. No power = no AC, no fridge. 🥵⛈️⚡️🌎🤎🐶🌏💨☁️🥶

    Thank you for a beautiful verse, great pix and a cool song. 🎶

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    1. We are complete opposites at this time of year, Nancy … another cold and windy day here … I’ll finish my poem for Coffee House Writers, then take Frankie for a walkie … 🐶🌏❄😍

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  10. You ARE a survivor, Ivor! 🙂
    Brr! That lonesome old wind can be so cold! 🥶I can feel the windy chilly cold in your photos and poem!
    Perfect song choice/vid!
    Sir Frankie looks like he is about to go airborne, with ears for wings! 😉
    Keep bundling up on your walks, Ivor and Frankie!
    Coop didn’t ever seem to mind the wind or snow…but, he was not too fond of a hard rain. Even with his raincoat on. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) and ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Frankie doesn’t like the heavy rain either, nor do I!!!
      Oh, that wind 💨 was wild and we definitely had to keep our ‘paws’ firmly planted on the ground… as for Frankie’s ears, they twirl around like propellers in the wind 🐶😊, and I love taking those funny snap shots of him in the wind 🐶😍🎶📖💕

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