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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42 thoughts on “Cyberspace, And Melted Digital’s (Revised)”
Sounds sufficiently painful
for a plagiarising scoundrel.
And them make forever blog
with pen & paper in analog π
GC and I opened a can of worms with this one didnβt we? π Your response to the prompt made me smile, Brilliant poem. π
Though that said, I do believe that some people have good reasons to stay anonymous, an abused spouse for instance , or a victim of previous scams. Others simply enjoy the thrill of writing, and want nothing more, they feel no need to tell others their personal stories.
I probably tell too much about myself.
I can understand blogging simply for the pleasure of writing, I donβt even check my stats, I just enjoy tapping my fingers and offloading whatever is in my head.
When writing my Nanβs Farm response I tried to deal with the prompt objectively and point out that someone with a profile and a picture is not necessarily who they say they are. The person can just as easily be a deceitful cyber scoundrel as an anonymous blogger.
Thank you for joining us with this one Ivor. π
I agree with you Susan 100 per cent. Not all bloggers are scoundrels but many are wolves in sheep clothing. I too enjoyed the poem…succinct…brilliant and to the point . Bravo Ivor.
Yes Colleen, we enter this cyberspace world with our inner beliefs of kindness and trust, and it’s disappointing to be taken advantage of. But luckily most people people here on WP have been genuinely good hearted and honest. π€πππ
I have had the most pleasant and uplifting experience here. Fortunately I’ve never suffered cruelty here. But I was naive and thought all follows needed to be followed back, and I’ve had quite a few comments saying they followed me and then demanded I follow them back. I just ignore that.
You make a worthy point with your poem, Ivor! I find most people on WP and a couple of other sites I belong to are honest and sincere but we have to remain vigilant! Sharing with my followers. π
Sorry to hear about the internet problems. π¦ I wondered and hoped you were just busy.
HA! Ooh! Revenge! π This is a great poem…fun, but filled with truth! π
I’m so thankful for all of the good peoples who use the internet wisely and kindly and for sharing wisdom, good and fun. π Of those, Ivor, you would be one! π β€
(((HUGS))) π
PS…what a great photo! I'm always fascinated by people's desks and workspaces! π
So, it’s still, these, love & hate interactions we are engaging in, with these, modern day technological, advances, can’t live without them, and can’t live, with them…
Sounds sufficiently painful
for a plagiarising scoundrel.
And them make forever blog
with pen & paper in analog π
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I was careful
No physical violence
definitely no guns
poison ink is venomous
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Yes Ivor, some digits are senseless π
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I agree – no ‘About’ – no follow
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GC and I opened a can of worms with this one didnβt we? π Your response to the prompt made me smile, Brilliant poem. π
Though that said, I do believe that some people have good reasons to stay anonymous, an abused spouse for instance , or a victim of previous scams. Others simply enjoy the thrill of writing, and want nothing more, they feel no need to tell others their personal stories.
I probably tell too much about myself.
I can understand blogging simply for the pleasure of writing, I donβt even check my stats, I just enjoy tapping my fingers and offloading whatever is in my head.
When writing my Nanβs Farm response I tried to deal with the prompt objectively and point out that someone with a profile and a picture is not necessarily who they say they are. The person can just as easily be a deceitful cyber scoundrel as an anonymous blogger.
Thank you for joining us with this one Ivor. π
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Haha Sue,… I’m actually an alien, sent here to spy on the humans, so far I’ve discovered that most of their time is spent in CYBER-SPACE
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Good one Ivor, I love your humour π
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I agree with you Susan 100 per cent. Not all bloggers are scoundrels but many are wolves in sheep clothing. I too enjoyed the poem…succinct…brilliant and to the point . Bravo Ivor.
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Thank you
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Hear, hear!
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My alien ears, are picking up your signal, thank you Peter
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Early on I fell foolishly for the sheep’s clothing bloggers. No more. No abouts? No interest.
I agree with the above comment. I do know some folks who remain completely anonymous for personal reasons.
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Yes Colleen, we enter this cyberspace world with our inner beliefs of kindness and trust, and it’s disappointing to be taken advantage of. But luckily most people people here on WP have been genuinely good hearted and honest. π€πππ
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I have had the most pleasant and uplifting experience here. Fortunately I’ve never suffered cruelty here. But I was naive and thought all follows needed to be followed back, and I’ve had quite a few comments saying they followed me and then demanded I follow them back. I just ignore that.
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Very cool!
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You make a worthy point with your poem, Ivor! I find most people on WP and a couple of other sites I belong to are honest and sincere but we have to remain vigilant! Sharing with my followers. π
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Thank you Eugenia, the poem was a prompt response, and I have had my poetry posts stolen and used without my permission…. π
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Oh, oh! Perhaps, I have too, but not to my knowledge. It’s unfortunate that it happens.
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Unfortunately it has happened, but hopefully I’ve seen last of such occurrences
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Reblogged this on BrewNSpew and commented:
Sharing a poem with an important by Ivor –
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Thank you Eugenia for the reblog of my poem. I’m afraid high jacking of one’s poetry does occur.. π
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I don’t mind sharing or having my work shared but there is no excuse for plagiarism and bullying. Give credit where due and show respect is all I ask.
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I feel the same way Eugenia, I’m always pleased to have my words shared, but please with due credit
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An appropriate fate for these false people.
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Yes indeed Sadje πππ
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Hahaha thatβs an enduring image, Ivor, those hackers tripping over their shoelaces and melting their proverbials π
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Yep .. the good old fashioned style of revenge πππ
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This is a great angry yet fun poem π There is truth in all you say and you did it so well in a poem.
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Sorry to hear about the internet problems. π¦ I wondered and hoped you were just busy.
HA! Ooh! Revenge! π This is a great poem…fun, but filled with truth! π
I’m so thankful for all of the good peoples who use the internet wisely and kindly and for sharing wisdom, good and fun. π Of those, Ivor, you would be one! π β€
(((HUGS))) π
PS…what a great photo! I'm always fascinated by people's desks and workspaces! π
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Great poem and I hear ya Ivor!!! sorry and hope you’re up and running soon!π
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Thank you Cindy… and system seems to running betterer today … but I’ve still got my fingers crossed … πππ
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good to hear Ivor.. I hope so!π
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So, it’s still, these, love & hate interactions we are engaging in, with these, modern day technological, advances, can’t live without them, and can’t live, with them…
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Unfortunately that is our way these days
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The last stanza made me laugh out loud!
I hope your troubles are sorted soon, Ivor.
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Brilliant – that’ll learn ’em
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Nothing like the old shoelace trick for revenge Derrick … oh ,… that’s about as mean as I can get ..
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You go Ivor!
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I can be a meanie !!
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