The winds may be strong
In the direction of my swan song
Blowing fresh upon my face
I feel a roar from grace
Crooked feathers do fly
Old feathers become dry
Angel’s wings soaring on the wind
Angel’s failing wings are left behind
After the breakages
There’s a wreckage
And I must restart the race again
For aching bones it’s a strain
Too many pieces down the drain
Every time I shower in the hard rain
I see the misty waves above old cascades
And a golden rainbow elopes downhill on roller blades
Where true words are found deep in the everglades
And I’m not afraid to call my dirty pitchfork a silver spade
“A big thank you to David Repath, for reminding me of this song by Bob Dylan, and for kindly supplying me with the lyrics, to this incredible song…. ”
Ivor Steven (c) Feb 2020
Ever Grain Of Sand, Lyrics by Bob Dylan
In the time of my confession,
in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet
floods every newborn seed
There’s a dying voice within me
reaching out somewhere
Toiling in the danger
and the morals of despair
Don’t have the inclination
to look back on any mistake
Like Cain, I now behold this chain
of events that I must break
In the fury of the moment
I can see the master’s hand
In every leaf that trembles,
in every grain of sand
Oh, the flowers of indulgence
and the weeds of yesteryear
Like criminals, they have choked the
breath of conscience and good cheer
The sun beams down upon the steps
of time to light the way
To ease the pain of idleness
and the memory of decay
I gaze into the doorway
of temptation’s angry flame
And every time I pass that way
I’ll always hear my name
Then onward in my journey
I come to understand
That every hair is numbered
like every grain of sand
I have gone from rags to riches
in the sorrow of the night
In the violence of a summer’s dream,
in the chill of a wintry light
In the bitter dance of loneliness
fading into space
In the broken mirror of innocence
on each forgotten face
I hear the ancient footsteps
like the motion of the sea
Sometimes I turn,
there’s someone there,
other times it’s only me
I am hanging in the balance
of the reality of man
Like every sparrow falling,
like every grain of sand
~ Bob Dylan
In the broken mirror of the Universe I hope you see your beautiful soul reflected Ivor.. this is so wonderful.
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I meant broken mirror of innocence, Ivor but maybe Universe works too… 🙂
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I think I’m positive and still searching as the poem goes along ((Hugs))
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💖❤💖
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Reblogged this on Emerging From The Dark Night and commented:
Love this from the lovely Ivor…<3
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Thank you dear Deb, I’m always thrilled to have one of my poems reblogged…… and actually I’ve just submitted the piece to a writers group here in Geelong, in a local Anthology, for the Geelong Writers Festival in June…..I hope they judge my poem favourably as well….. xxx
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Wow that’s great Ivor I hope so too.
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Yeah, in my heart I think the poem is good enough. 💙🌏🤗
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Yayee
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each time you revise it the imagery just becomes so breathtaking, love how you string the words so tenderly together.
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Thanks Gina, I’ve had looks trouble getting this one to flow, but love that you think is stringing together tenderly….. and finally now… and actually I’m submitting the poem to a Geelong Writers Anthology, for the Geelong Writers Festival in June…
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When a poem means so much to us we will give it the most tender attention, and yes your lines were really pulled on my heart strings, I pray it will be received warmly at the festival!
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Thank you Gina, in my heart I think it’ll go OK..
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I agree with you Ivor, I am certain it will ‘Go Okay’.
Beautifully written and a pleasure to read. 🙂
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Thanks Sue, you are very kind to me. 💙🌏
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Your imagery is so vivid! And the emotions so real and relatable! Wonderful poem, Ivor! It touched my heart! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Thank you for your kind-hearted words…. you’re making me blush…….. all I do is write about what I feel and how I see ‘our’ world….. and my heart will always be emotional…… She made me that way… xx
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Excellent reflection on your journey
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Thank you young Derrick…
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🙂
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You’ve traveled far and used so many tools Ivor. And I feel like you travel very well.
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My life of love, is whee my travels take 💙🌏e
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Wow, dear Ivor. Such a wonderful post! Love it!♥️
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Your wonderful poem really resonated with me, Ivor.
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Thank you, yes it’s a story of survival….
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