I suppose you could call this post a “black and white comparison piece of writing”. This week’s, weekly photo prompt: Comparison
Dear readers for the last 5 days of my 2 weeks(so far) hospital stay, I’ve been in isolation, and to help me fill in my singular time here I’ve been using a large whiteboard to write my poems on, and I’ve been writing a poem or Haiku everyday, and of course, my whiteboard is now full. Hopefully this is a sign!!, and it’s nearly time for me to go home. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the process, both physically and mentally, and everyone around me has appreciated my writings, my nurses, doctors, attendants, administrative staff, and all my visitor’s, have all come in and had a read of my whiteboard over these day’s. I don’t think this isolation room has seen the likes of a plumber/poet before, and the buzzing atmosphere of expectation, in room 5 on level seven, has made it a pleasant place to be..
Ivor Steven (c) 2018
You must have been the best patient ever – how great for all the staff and visitors to be able to read your work! Glad that you’ll be going home soon Ivor, make sure you look after yourself xx
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I did have my lung Doctor tell me, I was his first ever poet/patient 🤗😅
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lol sounds like you worked it out Ivor … waiting for those results 🙂
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Maybe I should’ve been a teacher, “a teacher of the heart”. ♥️
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lol you mean you don’t have enough achievements under your belt yet … go for it, you’re never too old to start a new career 🙂
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Maybe I’ll stick to being just a plumber/poet 😃
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plumber, poet, carer, DJ … and so much more!
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I can’t remember my Industrial Chemist days any more 😃such a long time ago 😊
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lol … see that’s more than enough careers in one lifetime 🙂
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Glad to know you’re okay now. Those writings are precious.
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Thank you ❤️ Arlene ☺️🤗
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I love this… I hope you are feeling better soon
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Thanks dear Amberley 🤗🤗xxx
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Home will feel so good when you get there 🙂
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Thank you ❤️ Raili, hopefully I’m home early in the week 😃
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The world needs more plumber-poets!
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I agree, “Imagine”
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you are amazing Ivor! to carve out a place of beauty from suffering and pain, you deserve a warm hug. thank you for sharing your days with us.
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I’m partial to warm((hugs)), thank you ❤️ for your kind words Gina 😊 xx
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it was a real joy yo see you standing and grinning in that photo, that prompted the hug response!
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Yes, and I actually went for a little walk today, maybe I took 250 baby steps 😅☺️
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baby steps are good, keeps you reaching for more, on the road to recovery, YAY!!
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Yeah xx
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It’s positively lovely for you to share your beautiful words with all those who arrive at room 5 level 7 but I do hope for your healing so that you can go Home! 😊🌷
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Yes Ellie, home would be nice 😊
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Yes, board is full, time to go home and relax. 😉 hugs friend.
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Too true, home would be nice 😊
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What a great idea Ivor. I’m sure it did wonders for your spirit — and everyone elses. Hope you get to go home soon.
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Home is getting closer Fransi, but we still have to wait for results 🤔😅😊
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Fingers crossed for you Ivor 🤞
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I do hope you get to go home soon! They’re going to have to add another whiteboard or you can leave some poetic graffiti for them. I love how, despite being in the hospital you continue to gift us (and then hospital staff) with your wondrous words!
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Thanks, if didn’t write, i might’ve gone more insanerer 😃😅
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Your type of “insanity” is inspiring! Keep it up and get better soon!
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Will the discharge the white board with you so you can take it home?
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I’ll be happy to leave it behind
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I love whiteboards! And I love the way you have passed the solitary time in there. You bknow if you weren’t in isolation I think You would have been included in the hospital tour! Brilliant Ivor, absolutely brilliant! 🙂🌷🌷
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Oh dearest Sue, a big smilely thank you ❤️ 😊. It’s 1.15am and I’m about to go to sleep again, and your lovely comments will be a great sleeping pill, nite nite 😊 xx
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Goodnight, try and sleep well 🙂
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They can’t contain you Ivor!
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I’m like a worm in a compost heap
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Hahahahaha
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Hope you to get well soon,but I’m glad to see in the meanwhile you keep writing…😉
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My writings are keeping me sane 🤔😉❤️
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And your readers happy😍
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You are an inspiration, dear Ivor. I wish you good health.
May your passion for poetry keeps flowing…..
❤ ❤
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Thank you ❤️ dearest Shefali
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Get that phone switched off and go back to sleep! And that’s an order!🤐😷😴
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Good morning Sue 😃I’m not sure what time I said hello to Shefali, but it’s one of those times when I wake-up, my sleeps are about 2 hours at a time, and the last 3 nights I’ve been able to get back to sleep each time, I’m finally starting to feel like I have had some sleep, although it be broken sleep 😃😃❤️
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I used to do that, but now I turn off the power to my iPad and phone, (always next to my bed) it took a while to get used to not having the phone switched on, but it has helped me to switch off my mind. It was needed because I was in danger of allowing blogging to take over and so much so that every time I heard a bleep I would immediately reply to someone. Today I’m more disciplined and although I wake up early I now sleep uninterrupted. Try it! 🙂
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I am, i switch off my phone completely, i do some writing to make myself tired, and then back to sleep. It’s an ongoing gradual improvement for me, 😊. When I was caring for Carole, I used to live on 3 hours sleep a night, I did that for 30 years, and now slowly I’m improving my sleep habits. 😊 😊 ❤️ 💕
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Did you know babies have to learn to go back to sleep in the middle of the night. They have become used to 3/4 hours sleep and then mummy feeds them, at least during those first couple of months, so it’s difficult for them to get back to sleep without that feed, but they eventually learn and that’s the same with us. we get used to a routine of waking up during the night and replace the feed with another activity so we too need to re-learn the technique of going back to sleep without an activity. It takes a while to get back into a proper routine of six or seven hours non-stop sleep. Experts say it’s doable for each of us. I’ve eventually learned to do this too.
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I’m learning,,, slowly 😁
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I am so bossy Ivor, and I just want you well you again and a good night’s sleep will aid that. 🙂
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One day Sue, if you stick at it, you’ll probably make a good Nan 😃😁💕
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I shall keep practising! 😀
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❤
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Well Hello There Ivor!!!!!!!
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Hello 👋 !!! 😉
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I love this! 🙂 Your writing is meant to be shared! 🙂 I’m sure you have been a bright spot 🌞🌞🌞 to all of those who came into your room! 🙂
Everyone needs a poet in their life…and if he is a plumber, then so much the better! 😉 🙂
I hope you can go home soon, Ivor! And get back to un-isolation! 😉
Hang in there until you are sprung! You know we are all hanging in there with you!
Healing HUGS and continue prayers and best wishes!!!
OH, and Coop sends some Cooper-KISSES! 🐶
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Oh, wouldn’t I love to able to take Cooper for a walk.. 😆 💕😀
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🙂
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I am so glad I made it here today Ivor. I love the positive approach you have taken to your elongated hospital stay and the white board is over the top!!! Thank you for the nice song too, I have never heard it, but I am really enjoying it as I type this.
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Thank you ❤️ Violet for dropping in, I think I’m trying to stop myself going more crazier. Oh, I do love the Waterboys music
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Goodness Ivor. I read everything on your whiteboard. You melted my heart. What a wonderful way to keep your spirits up. Sending love from Delaware/USA. ♥.
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Lovely to hear from you, there in Delaware, hugs from Ivor in Geelong hospital, level 7, room 5. 😁💖
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You rock Ivor!
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I’m rockin’, around the clock in my private dock.. 😆
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Just keep on keeping on Ivor! It lets us know you aren’t giving up 😌
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There’s no taking the rock
Out of Ivor’s old clock
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Just keep a ticking and a tocking
And your heart will keep on talking
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Thanks mate 🤗
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My pleasure 😌
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Just like you to make the best of it
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Yes, the venture has been good for me
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Thank the spirits that you are up and moving and you have that smile back….you are a great warrior stay strong
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The warrior is weak
The heart is willing
The smile is my shield
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That’s all you need
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You’re an inspiration, Ivor. Cute as a button, too! I’m also glad you’re now home. I’m sending you the little package this week now that you’re back. 💝
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I shall look forward to the little package xxx
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This is so good, Ivor 🙂 I love this idea.
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Thank you Lauren .. at the time the board proved to be a great tool for me to stay mentally healthy 🤗🌏
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I’m glad you had it. 🙂
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Yes indeed .. although a couple of weeks later when I was allowed to go home 🏡 .. was when I had my stroke and the ambulance had to come and take me away again 🤔
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