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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27 thoughts on “Beyond Crickets And Mushrooms”
It’s always good to think that there is life beyond the reach of those murdering arms…
Thanks Ingrid … I wasn’t sure if the concept of poem worked .. I took the photos on our walkie this morning… I started writing a nice piece about crickets and mushrooms… then my words drifted towards a connection with the ‘war’ … which has now even permeated to the ‘leaves of grass’ I walk on every morning ☮️🌻😊
Such a powerful poem, Ivor! One of your best! To think about the gentleness of nature and the horror of war coexisting is a powerful important image!
And the Linkin Park song, the images/story in the video, and the Churchill quote at the end of the video are great companions to your poem.
I love that no matter what Human-beans are doing (and often it’s not good), nature continues to be consistent, faithful, hard-working, sustaining, giving, doing it’s job, etc.
That gives me hope. I can’t imagine how awful it would be if nature just stopped whenever we Human-beans are being inhumane.
On a sad bad day to see the crickets jumping, the mushrooms growing, the sun shining, the moon glowing brings such hope! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Dear Carolyn you have perfectly captured and explained what the essence of my poem is all about … Yeah .. and here I was thinking I didn’t get it quite right … 😊 .. the Linkin Park song is definitely a powerful protest war one and visually very moving, again capturing how the innocent children are affected by war. ☮️🌻😊. .. I cannot imagine a world without nature, but I can imagine a world without war … my pic’s where from our morning walkie .. Frankie was woofing at me laying on the grass while I taking the photos, and I was laughing at myself as other walkers wandered pass and asked me if was ok 😊. .. and I guess that’s what prompted me to write this thought provoking poem ☮️😊🌻🤗😍
Sir Frankie was just encouraging you in your photography endeavors. 😉 😀
Yes, a world without war would be the bestest. I’ve been thinking of your poem a lot today and again it is such a brilliant poem.
(((HUGS))) to you!
PATS and RUBS to Sir Frankie! 🙂
Thank you Carolyn .. Frankie keeps me happily entertained .. he’s a wonderful furry critter … I think he was woofing at me, to warn me other walkers were coming … I think he was embarrassed about his crazy owner 🐶😊🤗💕
This war is social evolution in reverse, orchestrated by a very ugly and vicious dinosaur! I much prefer crickets and mushrooms. Thank you for your thoughtful and moving poem, Ivor. ❤
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It’s always good to think that there is life beyond the reach of those murdering arms…
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Thanks Ingrid … I wasn’t sure if the concept of poem worked .. I took the photos on our walkie this morning… I started writing a nice piece about crickets and mushrooms… then my words drifted towards a connection with the ‘war’ … which has now even permeated to the ‘leaves of grass’ I walk on every morning ☮️🌻😊
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Such a powerful poem, Ivor! One of your best! To think about the gentleness of nature and the horror of war coexisting is a powerful important image!
And the Linkin Park song, the images/story in the video, and the Churchill quote at the end of the video are great companions to your poem.
I love that no matter what Human-beans are doing (and often it’s not good), nature continues to be consistent, faithful, hard-working, sustaining, giving, doing it’s job, etc.
That gives me hope. I can’t imagine how awful it would be if nature just stopped whenever we Human-beans are being inhumane.
On a sad bad day to see the crickets jumping, the mushrooms growing, the sun shining, the moon glowing brings such hope! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Dear Carolyn you have perfectly captured and explained what the essence of my poem is all about … Yeah .. and here I was thinking I didn’t get it quite right … 😊 .. the Linkin Park song is definitely a powerful protest war one and visually very moving, again capturing how the innocent children are affected by war. ☮️🌻😊. .. I cannot imagine a world without nature, but I can imagine a world without war … my pic’s where from our morning walkie .. Frankie was woofing at me laying on the grass while I taking the photos, and I was laughing at myself as other walkers wandered pass and asked me if was ok 😊. .. and I guess that’s what prompted me to write this thought provoking poem ☮️😊🌻🤗😍
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Sir Frankie was just encouraging you in your photography endeavors. 😉 😀
Yes, a world without war would be the bestest. I’ve been thinking of your poem a lot today and again it is such a brilliant poem.
(((HUGS))) to you!
PATS and RUBS to Sir Frankie! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn .. Frankie keeps me happily entertained .. he’s a wonderful furry critter … I think he was woofing at me, to warn me other walkers were coming … I think he was embarrassed about his crazy owner 🐶😊🤗💕
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Nature lives on despite the genocidal arms
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Yes indeed Derrick
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Signs of life, still, flourishing in nature, throughout, the various seasons.
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A great poem, Ivor. We are often like the mushrooms growing beyond the murdering arms of war! … and just as fragile!
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Thank you for your wonderful comments Dwight. .. yes that is the essence of my poem ☮️🌏🌻
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In reality we are always living on the edge!
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I think we are Dwight .. and I ponder .. is the ‘edge’ at sunset.. or is the ‘edge’ at dawn …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlwfGh-SVXw The first line of the verse really grabbed me.
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Thank you for the song Dwight 🎶
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Life is so hard and war is ever present 💜
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Thank you Willow … and in between Mother Nature is there to guide us.. if we ever become intelligent enough to take notice 🌏🌻☮️
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Yes hopefully Ivor hopefully 💜
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Autumn is hauntingly similar to taking shelter from the storm that follows the season. Thank you for the Linkin Park You Tube……so sad.
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Thank you …sadly … the war affects us all
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Yes, it does.
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A powerful piece. Also, a powerful song – I have heard it before as I a a fan.
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Thank you for your thoughtful words Jade
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This war is social evolution in reverse, orchestrated by a very ugly and vicious dinosaur! I much prefer crickets and mushrooms. Thank you for your thoughtful and moving poem, Ivor. ❤
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Thank you Cheryl .. in between my personal remembrance times, this damn war is affecting me deeply .. so I shall just keep on writing ..
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