An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
My Box Office Xmas
“Box Office Café, post-poetry glow—with Frankie keeping tabs on the editing.”
My Box Office Xmas
The Dome Poets, with Frankie in tow, Gathered for our Christmas breakup show At the ever‑welcoming Box Office Café, Where festive chatter lit the day.
And true to tradition, pens took flight— Each of us weaving a Yuletide delight. So here, dear reader, we share with you, Our Christmas verses, fresh and true.
Beneath the canopy of verse and memory, Christmas Table by Loner Deer offered its own quiet poem—one of longing, gratitude, and gentle farewells.
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.
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27 thoughts on “My Box Office Xmas”
A great post, Ivor. Such a cute photo of you and Frankie!
So sweet, so beautiful, so lovely. (I have tears in my eyes. 🙂 )
Such a wonderful gathering and wonderful poems and a wonderful song! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️
A great post, Ivor. Such a cute photo of you and Frankie!
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Frankie is the cute one, not me 🐶😊🌞💙
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Ha ha… you never know!
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Excellent post, dear Ivor! Love the poems and your pix, especially the one of you and Frankie! 🥰🐶🌏
Sounds like you’re planning a Christmas trip! 🌏🎄✈️🎅🏼🌎
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Yes, I’ll be going to stay at my sisters for the Xmas week 😍🌏😊💕
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Wonderful! Can’t wait to hear all about your trip! 🥰 🌲 🎅🏼🌏
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A change of scenery will be good for me 🌏😍💕🎶
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I can’t help but wonder where Itmims will be taking you next Iver!?!
Loner Deer=🥹
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Yeah, for my ‘Itmims’ space craft and yes, I love Loner Deer’s music too 🎶😊😍🛸
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Wow, thank you for this wonderful holiday post!
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I’m very pleased you enjoyed my article, Beth
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So sweet, so beautiful, so lovely. (I have tears in my eyes. 🙂 )
Such a wonderful gathering and wonderful poems and a wonderful song! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️
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Thank you very much, Carolyn … oh, I forgot to take a group photo, we were all having too much fun 🧑🎄😍🌏💕📖
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PS…love the photo of you and Frankie! 🙂 So glad he is lovingly keeping tabs on you! 🙂
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Oh, he’s always keeping an eye on me 🐶💕🌏
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I agree…the photo of you and Frankie is wonderful. This was a fun post. Merry, merry.
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Merry Christmas 🎅😍🌏🎶📖🐶
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A lovely poem Ivor. Great tradition.
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Thank you for your lovely words, Sadje 🤶😍🌏
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It’s a pleasure my friend
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The last line of your poem is so poignant
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Thank you kindly, and life keeps rolling along
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Such a comforting thought about, “home”…many of us are still searching for that in our own lives, and not everybody finds that place…
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Oh, I think I’m still searching, but I’m definitely getting closer and gradually feeling more comfortable …
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What a lovely holiday gathering, and beautiful thoughts about home. Love the photo of you and Frankie. 💕
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Thank you for your lovely words, Eugi 😍🌏🎶🎅🐶
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You’re welcome, Ivor. 💖
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