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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Heart-touching, but brilliant poem, Ivor!
As we grow more well-seasoned, there seems to be more rain and more pain. Or maybe our years of life have made us more aware, more sensitive, more compassionate in important ways. 🙂
And we can still be a good role model to others of “one world under one sky”…let’s take care of our world and each other. 🙂
Love the Ben Som vid and music!
(((HUGS))) 🌏⛅
Petty selfishness and greed are at the root of the world’s problems, I think. Seeing the earth from space should put things into perspective. We need a global perspective…we need to work together!
Getting older and less able to do some things, we can still speak the truth. Thank you for always doing that, Ivor.
This is another beautiful poem, and another gentle message to guide us. ❤ ❤ ❤
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I feel your pain my friend, like I feel my own…
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Nothing is easy about getting older Walt ..😊🌏
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so true Ivor 🙂
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Let it rain
I am over being a champion
Rain and pain make good metaphors. The older we get the more we get, rained on it seems.
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Yes Dwight, getting old is not easy 🤗🌏
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Your poem reminded me of the Creedence song… Who’ll stop the Rain.
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Wow .. I love that song 🎶😀
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Yes, it is one of the best!
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If only we all felt like this.
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Things would then change Sadje 😊🌏
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They would.
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Amen 🙏
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Thank you Ingrid… 🌏
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❤️
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Heart-touching, but brilliant poem, Ivor!
As we grow more well-seasoned, there seems to be more rain and more pain. Or maybe our years of life have made us more aware, more sensitive, more compassionate in important ways. 🙂
And we can still be a good role model to others of “one world under one sky”…let’s take care of our world and each other. 🙂
Love the Ben Som vid and music!
(((HUGS))) 🌏⛅
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Oh that Ben Som music/video definitely reflected the my thoughts 🎶🌏 Thank you Carolyn 🤗🐶💕
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lovely Ivor 💖
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Petty selfishness and greed are at the root of the world’s problems, I think. Seeing the earth from space should put things into perspective. We need a global perspective…we need to work together!
Getting older and less able to do some things, we can still speak the truth. Thank you for always doing that, Ivor.
This is another beautiful poem, and another gentle message to guide us. ❤ ❤ ❤
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If only! 🙂
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Yep ..in my fantasy dream world .. 😉🌏
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First two lines are brilliant;
I’ve memorized my pain
I feel caressed by the rain
Old age and pain that rains…
Beautiful my friend.
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Thank you Tanya .. haha .. the words that come out of my head in 7mins .. 😉🌏
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Oh how lovely! Let the rain wash away all the pain.
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Thank you Parihit
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I felt this one Ivor.
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Thanks .. it worked then
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