Memory Lane

A quiet moment in the grass this morning — just me, my camera, and a lone mushroom in the light to guide me down memory lane — a soft umbrella for tired legs and fading recollections. This poem is the path I followed beneath its shelter.


I don’t often do this, but before the poem, I’ve added a song that’s always offered me a quiet kind of shelter. Dylan’s Shelter from the Storm feels like the right companion for this morning’s walk and the memories that followed.





Memory Lane

I’m slowly drifting back
along a familiar winding track.

My old legs feel like used lard —
I can’t travel another yard;
the climb has been long and hard.

Please, can you give me shelter
here, under your mushroom’s umbrella?

Let my weariness rest for a few moments
while my memory lane’s missing residents
struggle to recall who’s the President.





And as the day drifts on, this song carries my missing dreams down along memory lane.




Ivor Steven ©  July 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.

24 thoughts on “Memory Lane”

  5. Such a heart-touching, sweet, importantly ponderful poem, Ivor! Beautiful photos! Wonderful songs/music! Wow! 🙂 Shelter is so important. Memories are so important. I know that little mushroom is willing to shelter any who need sheltering. 🙂
    Your powerful posting today makes me think of a fave quote of mine…”I walk down memory lane because I know I’ll find you there.” – Tim McGraw
    (((HUGS))) 🤎♫♪ 𓍊𓋼🍄‍🟫𓋼𓍊 ♫♪ 🤎

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  7. Ivor, I especially admire how your poem turns “memory lane” from a sentimental place into a weary, almost surreal shelter where aging, exhaustion, and fading recall all meet under that “mushroom’s umbrella.”

    ~David

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