Upbeat in the Heat


A quiet day indoors — Frankie dozing, Lisa O’Neill singing, and words drifting through the heat.



Upbeat in the Heat


A hot north wind is scorching everything.
The sun is blazing;
inside, we are hiding.
Frankie is sleeping,
And I am writing.
while listening
To Lisa O’Neill Singing
and pondering
how amazing
that her lyrics are always resonating
with the drift of my own wanderings.



“Birdy From Another Realm” Enlightens me with colours; his song is like no other.

Ivor Steven ©  January 2026

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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.

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    1. I love listening to music while I’m writing and when I find an interesting artist I subscribe to their YouTube site and listen to all their songs and look up the lyrics if a song sounds special

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  9. Sounds like a good indoor-day. Avoiding the heat was the right thing to do. Glad Frankie got some napping time, and you got some writing, blogging and listening time. 🙂 Fab song by Lisa! 🙂
    Keep staying upbeat and safe!
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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