An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
To All My Friends A Sincere Thank You
To Celebrate this wondrous occurrence, we shall play a Leonard Cohen song/poem (Of course). I’ve been blogging for only 10 months, and it’s all quite unbelievable for this little Plumber/Poet from Geelong. Thank you, one and all.
And as an added bonus, I’ve also achieved the grand sum of 200 posts, Oh, and how appropriate it be with a posting of a Leonard Cohen song, I’m truly humbled.
Teachers, Lyrics. By Leonard Cohen
I met a woman long ago her hair the black that black can go, Are you a teacher of the heart? Soft she answered no. I met a girl across the sea, her hair the gold that gold can be, Are you a teacher of the heart? Yes, but not for thee. I met a man who lost his mind in some lost place I had to find, follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind. I walked into a hospital where none was sick and none was well, when at night the nurses left I could not walk at all. Morning came and then came noon, dinner time a scalpel blade lay beside my silver spoon. Some girls wander by mistake into the mess that scalpels make. Are you the teachers of my heart? We teach old hearts to break. One morning I woke up alone, the hospital and the nurses gone. Have I carved enough my Lord? Child, you are a bone. I ate and ate and ate, no I did not miss a plate, well How much do these suppers cost? We’ll take it out in hate. I spent my hatred everyplace, on every work on every face, someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace. Several girls embraced me, then I was embraced by men, Is my passion perfect? No, do it once again. I was handsome I was strong, I knew the words of every song. Did my singing please you? No, the words you sang were wrong. Who is it whom I address, who takes down what I confess? Are you the teachers of my heart? We teach old hearts to rest. Oh teachers are my lessons done? I cannot do another one. They laughed and laughed and said, Well child, are your lessons done? are your lessons done? are your lessons done?
From Ivor, Geelong , Australia. Cheers To Everyone……
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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64 thoughts on “To All My Friends A Sincere Thank You”
Congratulations Ivor. Well done. A great song to celebrate with.
Just keep it up
My friend the
Truth be told
I had no clue when I started
I’m going on 4 yrs
Never lose your
Pen cause it has
Replaced the,sword
As Sheldon Unusally
Thank you ❤️ Sue, “are you the teachers of my heart, we teach old hearts to rest”, he is truly a genius of insightful words. Oh, and thank you for the email, I shall respond in the morning 😆
Well once said that any excuse is good for some Leonard cohen😉I say it should be your readers to thank you to fill our souls and hearths wit( your beautiful poems😍too cheese?mmmmm,may be but sooooo true😀have a good day Ivor full of joy and celebrations and,congratulations 🎉
Sincere congratulations! So happy that I wandered into your blog and stayed. I can think of no better way to celebrate your milestone than with the music of Leonard Cohen. Thank-you!
Congratulations Ivor. Well done. A great song to celebrate with.
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Yes, always a Leonard Cohen song.
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happy for you Ivor, greeting from Indonesia
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Thank you for your kind words
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Congratulations! Well deserved my friend! 👍✍
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Thank you my friend
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You’re very welcome.
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congratulations Ivor!!
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Thank you Gina.
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Congratulations, very well done. And who better to celebrate with than Leonard Cohen?
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Yes, Leonard shall forever be my favourite xx
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congrats. well done you.
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Thank you Libby
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Congratulations, my friend. How can you not have 500 and more? One poem at a time.
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Congratulations!! So very, very deserved! More to come!! ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you ❤️ Arbie, your enthusiasm is happily received.
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Blogging milestones are so exciting, aren’t they! Congratulations, Ivor 🙂
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Thank you Raili, yes I’m feeling special 😊
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Just keep it up
My friend the
Truth be told
I had no clue when I started
I’m going on 4 yrs
Never lose your
Pen cause it has
Replaced the,sword
As Sheldon Unusally
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Thank you Sheldon, I shall keep my pen sharpened
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Congratulations Ivor! And what a fantastic way to celebrate.
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Thank you ❤️ Colleen, yes I’ll be playing him all day 😊
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Congratulations, Ivor. Cohen was my dad’s favourite, and one of mine too. You have great taste.
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Thank you Oglach, he’ll forever be my favourite.
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Awesome!
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I am so happy for you 🤗 congratulations 🎉
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Congratulations Ivor. A proud day for you and who better to celebrate with than Leonard! XX 🙂
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Thank you ❤️ Sue, “are you the teachers of my heart, we teach old hearts to rest”, he is truly a genius of insightful words. Oh, and thank you for the email, I shall respond in the morning 😆
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Well once said that any excuse is good for some Leonard cohen😉I say it should be your readers to thank you to fill our souls and hearths wit( your beautiful poems😍too cheese?mmmmm,may be but sooooo true😀have a good day Ivor full of joy and celebrations and,congratulations 🎉
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Thank you ❤️ Ortensia, you fill my heart with joy 😂
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as you deserve dear.
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Congrats!!
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Thanks ❤️
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Sure!
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Well earned, Ivor. Congrats
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Thank you Derrick, it’s quite incredible, I didn’t know anything about blogging 10 months ago. 😊
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Congratulations my dearest and sweetest friend, you deserve more!
Love xx
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Congratulations Ivor. 🙂
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Thank you Dabir, it’s been quite a thrill. 😊
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Your welcome Ivor. 🙂
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Congratulations friend! Well deserved, I for one am so glad I found your blog!:) 💜
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Thank you Stella, I’m proud to have you as a blog friend, and so happy that you found my site xx
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:):) it’s my pleasure!:)
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Congratulations, Ivor!
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Thank you Audrey, I’m deeply humbled by all of my reader’s well wishes.
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Total Awesomeness!!! So happy to be part of your ‘tribe’ Ivor!!! :))))
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I’m proud to have a spiritual lioness in my pride 😊😊
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:)))))))
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Sincere congratulations! So happy that I wandered into your blog and stayed. I can think of no better way to celebrate your milestone than with the music of Leonard Cohen. Thank-you!
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Thank you Ellen for your lovely words, and here one of my fav’s from Mr Cohen
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That’s fabulous!
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Thank you Kayla, it was a milestone that I thought would not be possible 10 months ago !!
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Congratulations, Ivor. Today is National Great Poetry Reading Day (really!), so it’s a perfect day for me to thank you for all the great poetry.
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congrats Ivor 😀
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Wonderful Ivor many congratulations well worth waving a flag for
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Thank you Chris, muchly appreciated.
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If I have not mentioned to you already Ivor check out Thom Hickey The Immortal Jukebox pass the word to Walt you won’t be disappointed.
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Congratulations 💐💐💐💐
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Thank you ❤️ Nidhi
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congratulations.
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Thank you Laleh, sorry I’ve not been over to lately, I’ve been busy being a plumber..xx
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Multitasking is an art, great job my friend 👍😊
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Oh, I’d rather do more writing and poetry, it’s getting into our winter here, brrrrr.
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Passion for writing is in our blood, I absolutely understand 😂
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