An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Either Way
On Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is: Fork In The Road , please go over and visit their fabulous site by clincking >> Here . The poem “Either Way” below is my response to their prompt
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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A powerful piece, Ivor. I got a bit teary-eyed.
The care, compassion, and concern you represent in your poet’s voice, your beautiful poet’s heart… AND Enya’s music give me hope.
(((HUGS))) 🙂
You’re welcome! A good writer doesn’t worry about the rejections…they just keep writing and submitting. 🙂 Some of THE most famous who experienced rejections…
Hemmingway
Agatha Christie
JK Rowling
Stephen King
John Grisham
Dr. Seuss
ETC!!!
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Amen Ivor Amen 💜💜
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Yes indeed Willow 😊🌏
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🙂
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Nicely written, Ivor! 👏
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Thank you kindly 😊🌏
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Beautiful
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Thank you Sadje 😊🌏💕
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My pleasure
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yes, and we have to continue to hope
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A great poem of contemplation. Poetic stew/mush… I hope our stuff does not come to that. Love your ending lines.
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Thank you Dwight .. and we all hope for the environment to recover
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Yes, that would be great!
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Beautifully done, ivor. 🙂
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Thank you Sue 😊🌏💕
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‘one big rotting orb of grime’ 😳 it’s what we’re making of it!
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I’m afraid 😧 those words came to mind for too spontaneously
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Lovely lines, Ivor
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A powerful piece, Ivor. I got a bit teary-eyed.
The care, compassion, and concern you represent in your poet’s voice, your beautiful poet’s heart… AND Enya’s music give me hope.
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn … my poem is a submission piece that didn’t get accepted recently, and so I’m free to post it on my own site … 💛😏😎🌏
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Sorry it was not accepted. 😦 But, yay, that we get to read it here! 🙂
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Non acceptence doesn’t bother me Carolyn .. I think my success rate is good anyhow … 💛🤗😃🐶🌏
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That’s good!
Keep submitting!
You have a great success rate! 🙂
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Thank you for wonderful encouragement Carolyn .. 😃🤗
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You’re welcome! A good writer doesn’t worry about the rejections…they just keep writing and submitting. 🙂 Some of THE most famous who experienced rejections…
Hemmingway
Agatha Christie
JK Rowling
Stephen King
John Grisham
Dr. Seuss
ETC!!!
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Haha .. And Ivor …
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And Carolyn…
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A cleft stick well presented
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Thank you Derrick 😊🌏
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Thank you guys for kind reblogging of my poem on your fabulous site 😃🌏
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Incredible poem on the prompt Ivor! 💖
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Yes.. either way the choice is ours 😊🤗
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Always so true!💖
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