Up Among the Embers

The smoky Rocky’s on the way back to Vancouver, and Frankie waiting at the front door for my sister-in-law to come from work.

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Up Among the Embers

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Climbing higher and higher
Riser after blackened riser
Hovering above the forest fire
In the middle of this smoky mire

Here, beside her charred pyre
Listening to her hallelujah choir

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Ivor Steven (c) Sept 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.

33 thoughts on “Up Among the Embers”

  1. Gorgeous photos! Powerful poem! Wonderful song! πŸ™‚
    I’ve had Frankie on my mind…so good to see he is doing well! πŸ™‚ He’s a handsome, sweet, loving trooper for sure! πŸ™‚ ❀️ I know he misses you! πŸ™‚
    (((HUGS))) and thank you for taking us along on your adventures!!! It’s been so much fun!!! πŸ™‚ ❀️❀️❀️ πŸ™‚

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    1. I’m so pleased you’re enjoying my photos and poems from my grandiose tour of Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ … I am having a fantastic time with my more than hospitable cousins and it’s always lovely to receive a photo of Frankie from my brother πŸΆπŸ’•πŸ˜πŸ˜ŠπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸŒπŸŽΆπŸ“–

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    1. Everything is adorable here, even the smoke … two days ago the highway was closed, but kindly cleared enough for our trip … πŸ˜ŠπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ˜πŸŒπŸΆπŸŽΆπŸ“–

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