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.
At my poetry books stall, and just up from me, the Piano Girl played.
“Creative Occupation” was at Creative Geelong, MAY’D Arts Festival
I looked for the Promoter, the Poet, the Printer, and the Publisher… I followed the red arrows, and I was there … “We so look forward to making poetry with you”.
“Hello Ivor” Wow, she knows my name “Stand on the special black spot and I’ll type a poem for you”
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I stand on the special black spots
Then from her old yellow typewriter Words magically curled Off the antique roller And when she finished She handed me the paper tape “A poem for you”
My hand-typed poem by Ingrid
“Hi dear, how do you know me and what is your name” “I’m Ingrid, and I read your poems on the Creative Geelong Instagram site and I love your writings”
The printing process
“Thank you for your kindness, Ingrid, and you have made my amazing day here at the Festival even betterer!”
The published poems suspended above the Festival crowd
Today, my Throwback Friday poem was written on December 4th, 2020
Every Ordinary Day
If you look up There is air and sky If you look backward There goes the sunset If you look forward Here comes sunrise If you look sideways There shines the fullness of the day
Look and you will feel Nature sharing her love Look and you will hear Her crescendo of life’s adrenaline
I’ll be at the May’d Festival, at “IVOR’S Poetry Books” stall, selling my poetry books, look my for Sign …
This is a two-day festival by @creativegeelong in partnership with the Melbourne Art Book Fair. The Centrepoint Arcade in Geelong has become a vibrant hub of art, workshops, live performances, and creative stallholders selling art, books, clothing, and craft.
Creative Geelong Hub Centrepoint Arcade 132 Little Malop St Geelong VIC
Friday 31st May 5pm-9pm Saturday 1st June 11am-3pm
I live in a small compact villa My abode is comfortable and cozy The bedroom doubles up As my writer’s studio and library
The wardrobe’s doors are near the end of my bed On the doors, I hang a calendar And a special photo of me and Carole We had taken for our 25th anniversary
I gaze at the calendar and ponder The appointments are in black Important dates are marked in red And my poetry events are scribbled in blue
The calendar has many blank squares They are the days I spend writing I Write to Her, about love and coping I write for myself, about life and nature
I write for everyone who reads my poems I write my thoughts about humanity’s existence within the universe and the great beyond I write words, “Until Eyes Hear Sound”
Hello dear readers and followers, I am a writer for “Coffee House Writers magazine” (USA), on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “Confused”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. … To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the article, at Coffee House Writers Magazine. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/confused/
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