An Anti-depressant Pill, or, Theo’s First Tomato


Where Theo’s tiny tomato and shy seedlings work their quiet miracles… with one curious assistant nearby.


An Anti-depressant Pill, or, Theo’s First Tomato


Lately, my mind has been wandering,
and my tired old quill is meandering
between the lines of my poignant writings.
I’ve been anxiously worrying
about our weary, war-torn world.

In the morning, I gave my ink well
an anti-depressant pill.
The good Doctor Who had prescribed
a relaxing dose of courtyard gardening.

The effervescent tonic worked miracles.
Today, Theo* has produced his first baby tomato,
and my recently planted sunflower seeds
have sprouted into healthy little seedlings.
And the courtyard whispered,
‘There you are… stay awhile.’



*Theo the Tomato bush, who started his miraculous journey late in May, the beginning of our winter.







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.

36 thoughts on “An Anti-depressant Pill, or, Theo’s First Tomato”

  12. OH, how wonderful! 🙂
    YAY, Theo! Yay, Ivor! Yay, Frankie! Yay, Sunflower Seedlings! Each of you are so encouraging, giving hope, giving light! We sure do appreciate you! 🙂
    Your poem is perfection…such truth, Ivor! 🙂 Yes, stay awhile…a long while. 🙂
    Gardening sure is good for the body, heart, soul, and mind! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) 💚🍅🌱🌻🐶💚
    PS…that photo of Frankie gives me such joy! 🙂

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