I’ve posted this older poem, called “It’s Time” up at ‘Go Dog Go Cafe’s’ Throwback Friday segment..
I wrote the original of this poem a long time ago, but I presented the piece on my blog site on July 2017…. I’ve submitted the poem a couple of times for publication, but alas the piece has yet to be published… maybe ‘it’s time’ to give this poem another try…
It’s Time
We’ll miss you
Mother Earth
Your splendour
And imposing style
From forest canopy’s
To the desert Nile
New creations
Beauty, gone
We’ll lose you
Father Time
Your rhythm
And stoic guile
From ancient history
To the future files
New millennia
Awaiting, gone
Ivor Steven (c) July 2017
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…
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powerful prediction of where we are heading!
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Hopefully ‘it’s not time’ …yet…
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praying we will pull back from the abyss 🙂
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I’m with Kate on this thought provoking poem. 🙂
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Thank you Sue…. yes one of those ones, with a lot to say ..in a few words….🌍🌎🌏
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Sounds like the opposite of me – not much to say and taking too many words to say it! 😀
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I’ve an Irish mate like that…… he’s got a simple story to tell, but he’ll take all night to explain his story…. 😀😊
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He must be exploring his feminine side! 😂
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I’ll tell him that next time he starts one of his stories…😁
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Hahaha – oh, he’ll love you! 😂
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HAHA! You two made me snort-laugh! 😀 The man must have “women’s teeth”…I think I told the women’s teeth joke on my blog before. 😀
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HAHA!!! A friend of mine, named Bea, would say he has “women’s teeth”…Ha, it’s based on a joke she liked to tell about a talkative man. 😉 😛
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Oh… I don’t think I can tell him that !!,…😀😊
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😀 😛
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Powerful poem by Ivor!
Powerful song by Mr. Cohen!
So many people talking, sharing, and warning for so long, so many decades…I hope the peoples of the earth will finally start paying attention and finding ways to stop the downhill slide.
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Actually … with a bit of encouragement from Eugenia, I’ve submitted this one to “Spillwords” magazine this afternoon… Yeah !!
Leonard Cohen’s words are definitely deep and powerful, and they seemed to suit my poem… He really was a lyrical “wizard”…. 💙🌏
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Such vision
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Thank you Derrick… I’ve submitted the poem to “Spillwords” magazine today….. (fingers crossed)
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I hope not for a long time, but very powerful words
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Thank you Beth, 🌏🌎🌍
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oh wow Ivor, it gave me chills… i hope its not time yet
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It’s one of those pieces where I try to get maximum impact from the fewest of words… I hope your shivers have stopped. 😊🌏
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Aw, wonderful Ivor…
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I hope Mother Earth stays around for awhile, Ivor. Great poem!
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Thanks Mary, she will be 🌏 but we’ve got to change our destructive ways.
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That’s me Ivor Irish and simple!!!
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KISS…. seems to work for me too…
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