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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Good One Ivor, Very Lovely! As for the word Serendipity, it’s not a word that used often over here in the UK either, even though it was coined by a Brit. I’ve noticed it’s used a lot in America and Canada, at least it turns up a lot in blogs! 🙂
this is my favourite word Ivor and I think I use it a lot when i speak as an exclamation all the time! but not enough when i write, it’s a spoken word gem.
I’d not seen the word used that much, and when I did read it in a sentence, it always looked out of place to me. I didn’t really understand the word. Ivor nearly failed English Expression in year 12, I had to get special tutoring. 😊 😊
HA! Well, now you have, Ivor! Great word and great poem! 🙂
I remember seeing a movie (in 2001) called Serendipity. It’s a sweet romantic comedy movie that I greatly enjoyed. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
The word serendipity has such a magical and whimsical feel to it. I love the way it sounds and the way it rolls off the tongue too. “Serendipity is when you find things you weren’t looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damned difficult.” – Erin McKean. Love the poem and the title, auspiciously is another fantabulous word! Thank-you!
Ivor, a person with a fecund mind such as yours not by chance finds how to insert serendipity into a sentence. Would you say I’m being auspicious in how reply to some posts?
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Beautiful one!❤️
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Thank you Sameera, a bit of a fun one for me.
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Now you have, Ivor! 😉
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Yes !! It was a fun write for me, but very true.
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And it was fun to read!
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A delightful read my friend., Have a great day.
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It was a fun piece for me, thanks Drew.
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Good One Ivor, Very Lovely! As for the word Serendipity, it’s not a word that used often over here in the UK either, even though it was coined by a Brit. I’ve noticed it’s used a lot in America and Canada, at least it turns up a lot in blogs! 🙂
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Oh thanks Sue, here I was thinking I was missing out on something important, now you’ve made feel like I’m a normal Ivor again.
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It’s one of those wasted words, never quite sits right in a sentence, whereas By Chance sits perfectly!
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I don’t think I’ll be using Serendipity again,
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Me neither but I bet we’ll both be looking out for it from now on! Could be our new game!
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Yes I will be !!, and I’ll be interested to see how it can fit into a line…
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By golly now you have!!!
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this is my favourite word Ivor and I think I use it a lot when i speak as an exclamation all the time! but not enough when i write, it’s a spoken word gem.
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I do not how to use it or where to use it, I think serendipity will not be appearing in my writings by chance.
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i wrote a micro poem once and i still remember it
serendipity – in not looking for love but looking to love myself then real love found me
but you are right it is difficult to put into a sentence
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It’s not a real word, just a word taken out of an old Persian Fairy Tale, and the Three Princes were from the Kingdom Of Serendippo,
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yes I read that tale years ago that’s when I fell in love with this word.
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I suppose it’s like mystical/magical word.
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Serendipity means an unplanned, fortunate discovery. Kind of like how we find each other’s blogs!
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Lucky us 😊💛
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It really is a lovely word isn’t it? I don’t think I’ve ever spoken it, much less written it.
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😊 Maybe I prefer the original word it was taken from, serendippo. 😊
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Serendippo? That’s even happier! How is that possible!
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In the Persian Fairy Tale of The Three Princes, they came from the Kingdom Serendippo 💛☺️
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Cuuute. We can bond over this. I can appreciate a fun word. Like mellifluous
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I love it!
Is it true?
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Yes, It’s true, 😄
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What! How is this possible!? Is there a reason or is it accidental?
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I’d not seen the word used that much, and when I did read it in a sentence, it always looked out of place to me. I didn’t really understand the word. Ivor nearly failed English Expression in year 12, I had to get special tutoring. 😊 😊
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Well… dearest alien poet… I would never have guessed it!
Serendipity is a great word…
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Us Aliens aren’t familiar with being lucky, no luck required for us, we just, ZAP !! and we’ve obliterated the opposition away.
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I didn’t realise your race were the waring type… good to know… 😁
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Only when I’m woken up too early on a Saturday morning,, ZAP !! 😉
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Lmfao true story
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😊😉☺️💛😄
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🙂😁
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This is lovely!❤️
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It was a fun piece for me too 💙
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HA! Well, now you have, Ivor! Great word and great poem! 🙂
I remember seeing a movie (in 2001) called Serendipity. It’s a sweet romantic comedy movie that I greatly enjoyed. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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The word serendipity has such a magical and whimsical feel to it. I love the way it sounds and the way it rolls off the tongue too. “Serendipity is when you find things you weren’t looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damned difficult.” – Erin McKean. Love the poem and the title, auspiciously is another fantabulous word! Thank-you!
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It can only have been accidental 🙂
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Ivor, a person with a fecund mind such as yours not by chance finds how to insert serendipity into a sentence. Would you say I’m being auspicious in how reply to some posts?
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As chance has it, I’ve slept in this morning 😊. And yes, I agree, auspiciously.
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I’m chuffed with that Ivor. Hope you enjoyed the well deserved rest.
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Very well done!
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