Our Buckled Bloc

On our buckled bloc, innocence stands alone on thinning ground.





Our Buckled Bloc


Have we lost the plot?
Here, on our buckled bloc.

The planet is still spinning,
but the environment is shrinking.

The polar bears are dying;
isolated, Nature is only surviving
and is visibly crying.

The land is scarred and blistered,
the oceans unwisely polluted,
and even the air we breathe is tainted.





Here’s a song to wander with through the world we’ve weathered.





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.

16 thoughts on “Our Buckled Bloc”

  8. Powerful, important, and poignant poem, Ivor. Huge truths in it.
    I will never understand why people around the world fight over land (and other things) and are destroying the very earth/world they wish to own and dominate. 😦 Money, time, energy, emotions, etc. are being spent on the wrong things. 😦
    (((HUGS))) ❤️🌏❤️
    PS…Seeing Frankie always brings me joy. Please give him some gentle pats of love from me. Thank you! ❤️

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