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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20 thoughts on “Purple and Mauve”
As the breeze blows through your garden you will have a confetti of petals – purple rain.
your garden is the perfect place to contemplate life Ivor, love how you have placed all your favourite flowers and decorations and may I mention the herbs too, those were such beauties. I am smiling that I had the privilege to actually be in this glorious little space!
Oh Gina, thank you, i think you understand my spiritual links with my little garden very well…… actually another little courtyard poem poured out of me this morning, as I doing some early morning watering to beat the days heat, it’ll be 42’C today !!
Everything here is beautiful! As purple has been my favorite color since I was a little girl! So, yes, EONS ago! HA! 😀
I see purple as creative, peaceful and magic!
HUGS!!! 🙂
The Purple and mauve colours are always significant for me. Violets were our wedding flowers, and they were hand picked by Carole and Maree, at a local Violet farm.
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
As the breeze blows through your garden you will have a confetti of petals – purple rain.
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Thank you Nanette, all my flowers have a story. 🌏💙
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Yes indeed
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I always enjoy your garden Ivor 💐
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Yes, my little garden means a lot to me 🌏💙
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Beautiful reflection on your garden and the deeper meanings that can be found in nature; especially that nature we tend to.
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Thank you and very well perceived Francis
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a colour coordinated garden full of flowering memories, you sentimental tosser 🙂
Loads of hugs and love for the forthcoming new year!
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Yes Kate, I’m definitely that sentimental bloke….xx
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and proud of it as you should be 🙂
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Purple is my favorite color!!
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Violets was ‘our’ wedding flower ….xx
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You are loving your summer while I slosh through the weather of winter … AT THE SAME TIME! Don’t you find that amazing??
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Yes …Australia has long hot summers, and In Geelong we never see snow….
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your garden is the perfect place to contemplate life Ivor, love how you have placed all your favourite flowers and decorations and may I mention the herbs too, those were such beauties. I am smiling that I had the privilege to actually be in this glorious little space!
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Oh Gina, thank you, i think you understand my spiritual links with my little garden very well…… actually another little courtyard poem poured out of me this morning, as I doing some early morning watering to beat the days heat, it’ll be 42’C today !!
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I know the ones that are from your parents garden, Carol’s fave flowers and how much effort you put in nurturing them.
Oh that is very hot! Sunblock please and hydrate yourself too. Hats on! 🤗
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Wow, …midday, and it’s already 41’C…… I won’t being going out til much later…..
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Everything here is beautiful! As purple has been my favorite color since I was a little girl! So, yes, EONS ago! HA! 😀
I see purple as creative, peaceful and magic!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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The Purple and mauve colours are always significant for me. Violets were our wedding flowers, and they were hand picked by Carole and Maree, at a local Violet farm.
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