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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35 thoughts on “Ding Dong and Bang Clang?”
Ivor, I HATE alarm clocks! Very engaging poem ❤ Take care!
When I was getting ready to retire a couple years ago, my coworkers kept asking me what I was going to do–travel? Volunteer work? I told them the only thing I planned on doing was turning off my alarm clock–forever!!! I really enjoyed this poem, Ivor.
Yikes! 😮 and Ha! 😀 ⏰ Alarms be no fun. No fun at all. 😉 But, this poem made me laugh! 😀 I can relate! 🙂 And it’s a fun rhyming read! 🙂
Ooh…love seeing the titles of the books by your clock! Great writers! 🙂
(((HUGS))) and hope you got a Sunday nap! 😉
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“The trouble with an alarm clock is that what seems sensible when you set it seems absurd when it goes off.” – Rex Stout
Haha.. I didn’t set the alarm …. my clock had a mind of it’s own .,. Thank you for your enjoying my piece of humour ⏰🤗🌏💕.. I always have lots of good books to read .. 📖😉
More than half a century ago I attended a course for Assistant Social Workers run by a psychiatrist. She said our work was stressful enough so we should not use an alarm clock. I never did. But then, I do have a capacity for responding to a mental note which tells me when to wake.
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Ivor, I HATE alarm clocks! Very engaging poem ❤ Take care!
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Yeah .. I was about to throw it through the window .. thanks Cheryl I hate alarm clocks too!!
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When I was getting ready to retire a couple years ago, my coworkers kept asking me what I was going to do–travel? Volunteer work? I told them the only thing I planned on doing was turning off my alarm clock–forever!!! I really enjoyed this poem, Ivor.
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They damn annoying contraptions .. thank you Lois for your thoughtful comments 🤗🌏⏰
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Alarms make me crazy!
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Yes.. I can see that ⏰😄🤪
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The only time I use an alarm these days is for cooking and reminders to take my medication. Lovely poem Ivor, I enjoyed the read. 🙂
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Thank you Sue .. mine went off inadvertently 😉⏰🤗🌏
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Ha ha… did you crawl back in for one more snooze!?
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I was too damn awake and annoyed with myself 🤗🌏⏰
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Yikes! 😮 and Ha! 😀 ⏰ Alarms be no fun. No fun at all. 😉 But, this poem made me laugh! 😀 I can relate! 🙂 And it’s a fun rhyming read! 🙂
Ooh…love seeing the titles of the books by your clock! Great writers! 🙂
(((HUGS))) and hope you got a Sunday nap! 😉
PS…
“The trouble with an alarm clock is that what seems sensible when you set it seems absurd when it goes off.” – Rex Stout
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Haha.. I didn’t set the alarm …. my clock had a mind of it’s own .,. Thank you for your enjoying my piece of humour ⏰🤗🌏💕.. I always have lots of good books to read .. 📖😉
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HA! I don’t want an alarm clock with a mind of it’s own! 😉 😀
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Probably my fault .. I might have knocked it on, during night 🌏🤗⏰🐶
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A musical start of a morning is got to be a great morning!
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Thank you Cassa .. it’s a very old clock and really sounds terrible 😄🎶⏰🌏
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It gets you out of bed, faithful old ‘friend’ 😄
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More than half a century ago I attended a course for Assistant Social Workers run by a psychiatrist. She said our work was stressful enough so we should not use an alarm clock. I never did. But then, I do have a capacity for responding to a mental note which tells me when to wake.
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I usually do too Derrick… but I had inadvertently left it on from a very early (for me) Zoom meeting in the USA from the day before
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Ah
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the alarms sounding off, life is waking up, and it’s, leaving us behind, so we better, catch up fast!
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I am getting too old for the fast life 🤗🌏⏰
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Ah, the beauty of retirement – no more ding-dong and bang-clang in the morning! Yay! 🥳
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Yeah ⏰🤗🌏🎶
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And more time for cake and coffee! 🍰☕️
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Definitely 🍰☕️
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This one’s gorgeous. Luv it 🥰
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Thank you kindly ⏰🤗🌏
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I love the play up of words here Ivor .❤
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Yeah Mich … some fun with words, and rhythm and rhyme .. ⏰📖🎶
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Talk about a rude awakening!
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Especially when us oldies forget what day it is ..
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Ha! I recognize this feeling! It sure does feel like breaking rocks when it disturbs a good sleep!
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Especially when the alarm wasn’t needed …+
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Oh yes….
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