A special poem I wrote, after I’d taken my Lady to the hospital for the last time, on the day of her 65th birthday, fourteen years ago.
Hello Carole, time goes by, and my heart has not moved …
Under The Snow
We emanate to a birthday.
We deflate to a final day.
Birthdays, they all come, they all go.
Birthdays, in the sunshine, under the snow.
Birthdays, slow to mature, quickly an eon.
Birthdays, before we are born, after we are gone.
Birthdays, hanging on by a breath.
Birthdays, nailed to a cross ’til death.
What does it all mean to be alive and cry?
What does it all mean to live and to die?

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Until Eyes Hear Sound
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Tullawalla:
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for the Book, plus Postage.
Ivor Steven © April 2026

Your grief is palpable, Ivor. Hugs
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Thank you for your kind words, Robbie 🥰💕
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I think to live and die means all the things you named in the birthday lines- this was beautiful, Ivor.
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Your emotions are are running on adrenaline and the words fall out your heart 💓
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Fantastico! Siempre que encuentro tu blog, me gusta. Te mando un gran abrazo desde mi rincón del mundo!
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Thank you kindly 🤗🥰📖
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I remember what you told me, my dear friend. For Carole:
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Thank you for the lovely Bobby Darin song my friend 🎶💕🥰
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Very heartfelt tribute, my friend! I am sure it is still like yesterday in your heart!
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“My empty hands are full of memories and rhymes”
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Lovely, Ivor. Those things change us forever.
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Yes indeed
“How many rivers of tears must we cry
Before all of the wells run dry”
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Hugs to you, Ivor. 🩷
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Thank you kindly 💕Lois
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my ❤ to both of you – you will never forget
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Thank you for your lovely words 💕🥰
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