An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Author: ivor20
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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Save the date! The Anthropocene Hymnal is expected to release on July 24th, 2021. The Anthropocene Hymnal is an upcoming anthology about the different impacts of climate crisis and the global pandemic as written through the perspective of many different poets and writers (including myself). Ingrid Wilson is the author and editor behind this anthology. The cover art is by Kerfe Roig.
Purchasing Options
The paperback will be available through Amazon initially (with the possibility of expanded distribution at a later date). The Kindle e-book will be available from Amazon, but I will also be selling my own version of the e-book right here on this site. Payment for downloads purchased in this way will be via donation to WWF.
I am not allowed to market the anthology as a charity book as I have no official affiliation with WWF, but I will be donating all of the royalties I receive to them. I have set up a fundraising page, so you can track donations and see just how The Anthropocene Hymnal is raising money to help the planet whilst raising awareness of the existential issues we face.
Please stay tuned for updates on fundraising, sales outlets and contributors, which I will publish in the run-up to the launch date of 24 July.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to, or shown an interest in, this project. I very much look forward to bringing it to fruition!
Again, I couldn’t get the ‘Go Dog Go Cafe’ site to reblog my post, so, I have copied and pasted my article here … This morning in Geelong it’s a cold and thick foggy start to the day, and appropriately I have found this piece from exactly 2 years ago
The Rear of Night
My foggy morning, is an inky dye
The heavy mist, has kidnapped my sky
Sabotaging my light, the sun disappeared in front of my eyes
And the rear of night, has been left with no respite
There is no start, nor end to my blurry sight
Breathing in moist air, I gasp, where is the moon?
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Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. His book “Tullawalla” was recently published. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine “Go Dog Go Cafe” (America)
My ‘Senryu’ today was written as a response/comment, to Donna’s poem she posted this morning. Her emotional words touched me deeply .. >> Not A Love Poem | DJ Ranch
Warrior
a warrior girl
gives her life another twirl
survives in her world
Here is Glen Hansard’s song “Don’t Settle”, that I selected to match the emotions behind my ‘Senryu’, sing along with his superb lyrics below
When you climbed the hill of vision As above so it was below Through the apathy and derision Each step ascending you took alone And when they pin you in the corner Pay no heed to their droning on ‘Cause you’re not going back where you don’t belong
Well you rose up through the ranks now And you worked hard for your luck You’ve only got yourself to thank now You and everybody else in the book And there are hidden hands to guide you Other forces now at play But you’ve got to learn to get out of their way
Oh, don’t settle Oh, not yet Oh, don’t settle For less
May your song ring true and bright now And be honed by your own hand As the day gives way to night now May it echo through the land And when they turn your words against you Try to grind you to the ground Let them know that they might beat you But they’ll never turn you round
Oh, don’t settle Oh, not yet Oh, don’t settle For less
Well you sought no one’s allegiance You were cowed by no one’s hand You outgrew your antecedents Worked your own corner of the land And when they set their sights upon you Come to mine the seam you struck May you bid them well and wish them luck
Oh, don’t settle Oh, not yet Oh, don’t settle And don’t forget what Liam Clancy said
No envy, no anger, no cruelty, no regrets No jealousy, no rancour, no confusion; don’t forget No enemy, no anger, no incredulity; show respect No envy, no anger, no judgement on no one; lest you forget Lest you forget what they did to you Come on, rise off your knees, you’re not beaten yet No envy, no anger, no judgement on no one; lest you forget
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