Throwback Friday, The Woman In Me

G’day readers. As this tender weekend approaches — my mother’s birthday tomorrow, my wife’s funeral day, and Mother’s Day on Sunday here in Australia — I’m returning to a poem from September 2019 for today’s Throwback Friday. It feels like the right one to hold all of that.


Me, sitting on Mum’s knee. … L to R, Carole, Aunties Elizabeth & Pearl, & Grandma


Grandma and her 3 daughters. … My mum (left) and her lady relatives




The Woman In Me

Inside every man
There is a woman

The mother of his soul
The lady of his heart
The kindness in his touch
The passion in his blood

The woman who fostered
The way he shows love






For all the women who shaped our hearts, let this melody bloom again.





Ivor Steven  ©  May 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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  3. interesting bit- a mother typically carries a small number of her children’s cells for decades, sometimes for life. This phenomenon is called fetal microchimerism, your post made me remember this

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  5. So beautiful and heart-touching, Ivor! 🙂
    I’m so happy you had/have so many amazing women in your life! This is a most lovely sweet tribute to them! 🙂
    Yes, this weekend will be very tender for you. I know your mom 💖and your Carole 💜are smiling on you! Ivor, I hope you can revisit many joy-filled memories that will bring smiles to your face and your heart! 🙂
    Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in your life, and to those moms here on WP! 🙂
    (((HUGS))) 💐M❤️M👑

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    1. Mum was just four foot nine and a quarter but she had an enormous loving heart ❤️ and of course the love in Carole’s heart was simply amazing 💕🥰🌹

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