Along This Road

As the evening sky burned low, it carried me back to a younger road — one lit with promise, before time dimmed the colours I thought would last.

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Along This Road


Once upon a time —
when I was young, and life glowed,
I came along this road
where twilight’s crimson light
meets the edge of night.

Beyond once upon a time,
I saw her candle of joy turn white,
and her happy fire fell out of sight.
Thereafter, her merciless plight
became an ongoing, cruel fight.







Ivor Steven ©  April 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.

41 thoughts on “Along This Road”

    1. Thank you so much for your lovely words, Nancy … I’ve a nice 10 hour sleep, but now I have to go to my Dome poetry meeting which starts at 10.30 am … no rest for the wicked 🥰📖📘🌏

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  10. It surely, is, never easy, watching those whom we love, fall ill, and, grow weaker by the days, but, we must, hold ourselves together for the individuals’, sake, because, they need us, especially, now. The commitment for that someone who means the world to you described in this is truly, amazing!!!

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  12. Such a moving and relatable poem, Ivor. Thank you for always writing with your heart…of sad times, of good times, of tough times, of love, of life. You are a helper to so many of us.
    Yes, through our life-journey some of the colors sometimes dim a bit or disappear…but the colors that remain help us move forward. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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