Whistling palms
Visions of calm
Looking up and over
My verandah roof
Above, neighbouring wind-break trellis
Through the whisperings
A drooping willow tree
Sheltered aside
By darkened-green cypress pines
Beyond their leaf’s silhouette
The sky’s a clear
Morning blue
No gathering clouds in sight
My future arises bright
Ivor Steven (c)
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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.
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Such a beautiful description of your surroundings. Sounds so peaceful! Beautiful poem, Ivor! 😊❤
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Thank you Ellen, yes I’m lucky with where I live, my home is quite small but comfortable.
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Sounds like paradise! ❤
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I’ll email you some pic’s of my home, it’s quite quaint.
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Oh that’s so kind of you! 😊❤
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Done.
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I loved the pictures of your home, Ivor. I replied to your email as well. 😊
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Thanks, I’ll read soon, glad you liked my pic’s
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Beautifully described, with an optimistic note
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Thank you Derrick, it was a beautiful morning, I look up and my thoughts became clear like the sky..
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Such a beautiful description Ivor. I feel like coming there. Peace enveloped in your words ❤
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Oh it’s beautiful ❤
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Thank you Soiba, I’ll email you some pic’s of my ittle home.
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I’d love to see them 🙂
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So beautiful and inspiring.
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You really take the reader to another place with this one Ivor, and I like the uplifting feeling as well.
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Thank you Oglach, it was Mr Feelgood Ivor this morning, and my vision was clear.
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I feel the wind in the trees and the sun kissing my skin from your words, very evocative and the photo of the green leaves against the lavender sky is beautiful, how lovely that you are greeted by this in the morning today. I was humming Lavender’s Blue Dilly Dilly looking at your photograph.
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Thank you Gina, it was a glorious morning and I was simply inspired, and again my words flowed easily in tune with my thoughts, clear and uncomplicated….. And I’ll have to look up Blue Dilly Dilly….
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow25lvYoKXo, here’s the link if you like Ivor, I am an animation and cartoon die hard! Nature’s beauty can bring such words I understand that totally, and what an absolutely light and fresh moment you have shared with all of us.
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That’s so sweet of you to send me the link. And I’m lucky that I can imprint natures gifts through my poems.
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My pleasure to share and I hope it makes you hum too. Love the nature poems Ivor as I get to see parts of another country.
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I’m enjoying our chats Gina, you’re good for my psyche 😆it’s midnight here and beauty-sleep time Ivor 🌏, not sure what time it is in Kuala Lumpur. 😴😴
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that’s really sweet of you and same here Ivor, I like the variety you bring to my life. its 9pm here and I am turning in soon too. sleep well till sunbeams find you.
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😴😴
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This is gorgeous, Ivors 🙂
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Thanks Nandita, the glorious morning inspired my mood.
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May your mornings always be glorious 🙂
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That truly would be a blessing !!
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These words sound good in this season when some spark of lighter weather starts appearing here and there…
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Middle of summer here, warm and clear blue skies, puts one in the mood.
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Here it’s winter but you can feel that the light is different and the sun is somehow growing a little bit brighter… 🤗
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It’ll soon be spring my dear, a wondrous time of year.
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Lovely description. I could feel the nature with your words.
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Thank you marjoram, ’twas a glorious morning and I felt close to nature
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I could feel it through your words
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Once again a great poem. I love sitting outside (in warm weather of course) and listening to the wind blow through the pine trees in front of my house. The sound has an uncanny way of finding my soul and filling it with peace and wanderings.
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Yes I enjoyed the my transient moment of feeling the sounds of nature
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One of my favorites Ivor. I could feel myself standing there, looking.
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When I wrote the words and I was thinking,,, how would Colleen feel here in my shoes……. your comment is perfectly correct. xx
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Awwwwww Ivor!!!!!!! (I just said that with SUCH emphasis!!!) Thank you. If I ever get there we will stand there and take a picture!!! And I’ll wear your shoes to be funny!!!!
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Haha, my shoes might be too small,!!, I’ll email you some pic’s of my little abode and my writers haven that I’ve set up.
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I love your little home Ivor. 🙂 And your shoes are plenty big enough. And you, yourself, are a haven.
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It’s a welcoming open house haven, and I’ve plenty of hiking shoes for you to wear.
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PERFECT!! I love to hike! 🙂
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😆😎
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I feel a connecting feeling with your words, so true so beautiful.
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Thankyou Laiba, yes, it’s was a beautiful morning, and my thoughts were clear, and in sync with my surroundings. 😊
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I love that, My future arises bright! Lovely Ivor
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Thank you Sue, it was truly an inspirational morning 🙄
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So nice to hear that Ivor 🙂
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There’s such a wonderful feeling of peace to this poem, Ivor. Thank you for sharing your haven with us x
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Thanks Jane, and I’ve just posted my Sandbox Challenge , hehehe…..
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Goody! I’ll take a peek 🙂
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I’m dancing like a ballerina! Softly gliding on this inspiring poem. 😍 So nice old friend!
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Reading this poem fills me with happiness and comes with a soothing side effect. Tranquility brought about by your words conjuring Nature to attend. Trees are a endless source of wonder.
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I thought you’d understand the glorious moment in time I was experiencing, so hard to put into words, those special visions😊
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They are a challenge indeed but you faced it brilliantly!
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My blushes have turned a brilliant red now, like the colour of my glorious angel’s hair xx
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❤ you are precious!
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Oh my, I remember when Carole was getting a few grey ones !! and hair colour dye I had to buy her was called “Brilliant Red” xx
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A name only befitting the flamboyant love you felt for her.
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Oh gosh, I’m in bed now and off to sleep, again thanks for being so gracious with your time, I’ll dreaming and sleeping with a big smile on my face 😔 😆
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Bonne nuit Ivor!
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There’s so much positivity and happiness which is connecting the nature with your future….amazing!
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The morning was indeed amazing ☺️
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