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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39 thoughts on “Bloody Tears, Bloody History”
Schoolyard bully is right! It really irks me that he can act in this way with so few consequences to him personally…
Ivor, your poem is right on target. It is painful to watch the situation unfold in Ukraine, but Ukrainian citizens have shown remarkable courage and patriotism. Both women and men who have never even held a gun before are defending their country…David fighting Goliath! Hope the story plays out the same…David killed Goliath with a slingshot.
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Schoolyard bully is right! It really irks me that he can act in this way with so few consequences to him personally…
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I am trying to let my emotions go into my writings .. without getting out of control .. the news reports from the conflict are very disturbing… ☮️🤗😍
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The ‘without getting out of control’ is the tricky part!
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Bully is the right word for him…
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No argument from me ☮️🤗
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Neither from me 🙄
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Yes bully!
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I would use a stronger name, evil meglamaniac, devil dictator. I have made my feelings plain on my SoCs.
Well said Ivor well said. 💜🇺🇦
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Oh so poignant Ivor.
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Thank you Sadje .. while the battle rages .. I feel a rage to keep writing these poems
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Keep on writing my friend. You are our voice too.
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Thank you 🙏
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👍🏼💖
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Echoing the thoughts of us all.
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A painful time and despicable bully! Penned so well Ivor!
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Thank you Cindy .. the terrible event has disturbed me greatly 😞🙏☮️
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So well put, Ivor
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Thank you Derrick .. I will keep saying my bit ☮️😊
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We all only have the attention-span of no more than a split second, that’s why, awful things keep on happening, repeatedly, globally.
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Yes indeed ☮️💕🌏
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Ohh this is so sad Ivor🥺
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I am finding this war situation is disturbing and sad Mich … again the lives of innocent people are being politically and senselessly used ☮️💕😊🌏
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I agree….war is never a good choice
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Quite sad…You’ve penned the emotions so well, Ivor…
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Thanks Navin .. it’s a very sad and emotional situation my friend. ☮️🤗🌏
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You’re welcome Ivor…and yeah, the situation is very sad…
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Such sad atrocities being done in Ukraine. Putin has become the new Stalin!
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I don’t know all the facts, but innocent people dying during this senseless war is totally incomprehensible ☮️🤗🌏
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Yes, I agree!
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When everyone stands up to the bully….
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Yes … we all need to be the one voice ☮️🤗🌏
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Ivor, your poem is right on target. It is painful to watch the situation unfold in Ukraine, but Ukrainian citizens have shown remarkable courage and patriotism. Both women and men who have never even held a gun before are defending their country…David fighting Goliath! Hope the story plays out the same…David killed Goliath with a slingshot.
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You’re right Cheryl, itis certainly a case of David versus Goliath … We can only hope for commonsense to prevail soon ..
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Bono’s song is relevant even today and what surprises me is that we keep repeatedly ignoring the mistakes of past.
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Yes indeed Parikhit … it’s most annoying that most politicians failed History at school .. 🌝🌏☮
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Failed miserably! Well a good number of the politicians in our country never went to school either.
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haha .. that’s a worry too ..
Oh, read the lyrics of this Leonard Cohen .. his thoughts story Jesus ..
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So true!! Thank you for sharing this
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You’re welcome ..
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