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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48 thoughts on “Seeds of Survival”
Oh, Ivor, this is something special! Beautifully-rhymed, flowing, and meaningful!
Thank you Cheryl … I had the idea … but I struggled to make it work … but with perseverence over a whole day, I eventually form this piece, and now your lovely comments have made my day … ππ
The artwork is from the art Gallery(Hue and Cry)that I went to last night, for our open mic poetry event,… and the theme was ‘Chromatic Phenomenon’ … our lowercase poetry night was well attended …
Oh thank You Ingrid .. your comments please me greatly .. I struggled all day to find the words to match my thoughts .. but in the end I think it flowed ok
… I suppose Iβve been extra tired π΄ .. ππ΄
Wow .. Thank You Eugenia .. youβve made my day .. I had to work hard to make this work .. Iβm so pleased you think my words turned out ok ..
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“…eternal seeds that fly and survive…BEAUTIFUL!!! π
The artwork is lovely…did you or Carole paint it?
I like how the greens are on the bottom of the canvas AND on the top…I see the seeds thriving in the earth and flying-n-surviving in the heavens!
(((HUGS))) π
The painting is from the ‘Hue and Cry’ Gallery, I went to Thursday night, as part of our Lowercase poetry recital event… it was a fabulous night, and we had a wonderful attendence… ‘Yeah we’re back’ !! and our poetry has group ‘survived’ .. I read out my poem “Chromatic Pulse” ..ππ
Thanks for the inspiration Dwight… a poem I expanded from a comment I sent to you …
Yeah .. for nature’s life giving seeds ..
seeds can fly
seeds do try
seeds are our ally
some seeds are dry
some seeds die
but do not cry
despite our lies β¦ Dwight
Oh, Ivor, this is something special! Beautifully-rhymed, flowing, and meaningful!
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Thank you Cheryl … I had the idea … but I struggled to make it work … but with perseverence over a whole day, I eventually form this piece, and now your lovely comments have made my day … ππ
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The artwork is luscious! β€ Wonderful post. Have a great weekend. π
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The artwork is from the art Gallery(Hue and Cry)that I went to last night, for our open mic poetry event,… and the theme was ‘Chromatic Phenomenon’ … our lowercase poetry night was well attended …
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Quite wonderful poem Ivor ππ€
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Thank you for your kind words ..
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Love this poem Ivor.
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Thank you Sadje … I’m happy it turned out ok …
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Youβre welcome! Better than okπππ
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You’re too kind… π
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A beautiful poem.
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Thank You Joyce
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Splendid sentiments and rhythm
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Thank You Derrick
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this has a lovely flow, ivor
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Thank You Beth .. the lovely flow took me all day to achieve … π π
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βFor we are the universeβs eternal seedsβ – what a beautiful image, Ivor. The whole poem is inspiring and uplifting π
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Oh thank You Ingrid .. your comments please me greatly .. I struggled all day to find the words to match my thoughts .. but in the end I think it flowed ok
… I suppose Iβve been extra tired π΄ .. ππ΄
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Perhaps you need a rest as youβve certainly been busy!
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Yup .. I was in bed at 7.00pm tonight ..π
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Oh, Ivor! This is one of my favorites! Absolutely beautiful – words, art, and music! Bravo!
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Wow .. Thank You Eugenia .. youβve made my day .. I had to work hard to make this work .. Iβm so pleased you think my words turned out ok ..
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My pleasure, Ivor! It was well worth all of your work, IMO!β€οΈ
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Thanks π Iβm still smiling π
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And … reposted … Happy Friday!
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A beautiful ride from its conceptualized beginning to the lasting thought in the end!
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Thank You Jaya, I appreciate your lovely comments πππ
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Another one I love. π
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Thank You Sue .. one that took a lot time, and the effort must have worn me out .. Iβve just had a 12hr sleep ππ
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What a deeply meaningful poem! I loved this – The seeds that spiritually survive
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Thank You Pragalbha πππ
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“…eternal seeds that fly and survive…BEAUTIFUL!!! π
The artwork is lovely…did you or Carole paint it?
I like how the greens are on the bottom of the canvas AND on the top…I see the seeds thriving in the earth and flying-n-surviving in the heavens!
(((HUGS))) π
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The painting is from the ‘Hue and Cry’ Gallery, I went to Thursday night, as part of our Lowercase poetry recital event… it was a fabulous night, and we had a wonderful attendence… ‘Yeah we’re back’ !! and our poetry has group ‘survived’ .. I read out my poem “Chromatic Pulse” ..ππ
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We poets are like weeds sending our seeds out into the world prolifically!
Well done.
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Thanks for the inspiration Dwight… a poem I expanded from a comment I sent to you …
Yeah .. for nature’s life giving seeds ..
seeds can fly
seeds do try
seeds are our ally
some seeds are dry
some seeds die
but do not cry
despite our lies β¦ Dwight
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Ha ha… you got it going on!! Must be all that coffee you had for breakfast!! LOL
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Or maybe .. i am just plain crazy . !!
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Well, that too!! :>)
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An excellently observed piece
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Thank you d.a. πππ
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It’s a pleasure
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So beautiful!
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Thank You π€π
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Beautiful message. I was needing to reading it. Thank you π
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Thank you for reading .. ππ
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