The Poet’s Secret Notebook

Before dawn settled, and after a sleepless night, these small doorways into a wandering mind found their way into my bedside notebook…

An unexpected sign on our walk home — a cheerful echo to the morning’s wandering thoughts





The Poet’s Secret Notebook

Turn the poet’s page
Feel his restless rage

Open secret doors
Hunger for more

Repair broken windows
Learn from nature’s crows

Your windows are not mirrors
Reflections are not the jurors’

Follow your dreams
Do not listen to machines






From secret pages to shifting strings, may the music carry the last of these wandering thoughts into your dreams




Ivor Steven ©  June 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.

28 thoughts on “The Poet’s Secret Notebook”

  5. Beautiful, wise, heart-touching, encouraging posting, Ivor…photo, sign, poem and song!
    So sorry to hear about the restless sleepless night. Hope you get some good sleep soon.
    Keep dreamin’ and keep following those dreams! 🙂
    I love seeing your poet’s notebook. I know I told you this years ago, but, I, too, have always keep a pad of paper and pen next to my bed…I get some of my bestest ideas for my writings, for poems, for life, etc., at night. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️✍️🛏️📒❤️

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    1. Yes, those middle of night awakening can be quite profound and the trick is to write them down before they disappear 🫠 … thank you so much for of your kind words, Carolyn 💙📘🌏📖🎶🥰

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