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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And when the sunflower saw the rose needed help she spread her petals around her friend the rose, when the other flowers saw this, they became a bouquet, with the rose in the center, never to be alone.
The rose needs its protective, sharp thorns to keep it alive as long as possible; in late autumn, we see it droop like a living person — a parson, perhaps, enchanted by the sound of his own voice in the wind.
Oh Susi .. the situation is so sad and distressing … I’vehad to give myself a break from these protest poems … I found myself being emotionally overwhelmed … 😥💙💛🌏
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Desperately calling for someone who can, and is, able to, help the, dying species, I feel the despair in this one.
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Thank you kindly 🤗🌏😉
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🥲🥲🥲
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Thank you Sadje 😊🌏
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You’re welcome
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sending roses 🌹🌹🌹
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Thank you Cindy 🌏🤗💕
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Smashing good my friend! At least a rose has her thorns to protect herself. All the best.
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Thank you. and the last roses are proving to be thorn in Putin’s side 🌏🤗
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Good! And you’re very welcome!
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all the roses to you
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Thank you Beth
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Oh, how sad.
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Thank you Sue … the is becoming sadder and sadder 🌏😉💕
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And when the sunflower saw the rose needed help she spread her petals around her friend the rose, when the other flowers saw this, they became a bouquet, with the rose in the center, never to be alone.
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Oh, Colleen what a beautiful thought .. let’s hope all the flowers of the world unite to help our lonely rose in the Ukraine 🥀🌻☮️💜
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I hope so too!
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So true. So sad. Love and prayers for the rose and the sunflowers that are battling those nasty weeds.
(((HUGS)))
🌻🌹🇺🇦 ❤️
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Thank you Carolyn .. I am sure they need all the help they can get , to fight off those nasty weeds.. 🥀🌻💜☮️
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Nice! I kept hearing Rolling Stones’ songs!
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The rose needs its protective, sharp thorns to keep it alive as long as possible; in late autumn, we see it droop like a living person — a parson, perhaps, enchanted by the sound of his own voice in the wind.
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Yes the Ukrainian roses are under a siege 🥀🌻
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Chilling despair, Ivor
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Thank you Derrick … I trying to capture the feelings of the civilians in the Ukraine … hopefully my words conveyed my thoughts ok ..
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They did, indeed
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This is unbelievably touching Ivor.
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Thank you Bree .. the Ukraine war situation has overwhelmed my thoughts lately ☮️🥀🌻💜
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And you express it so well 💜 I’m always grateful that poetry is there for those moments
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Thanks for kindness Bree
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So beautifully expressed, Ivor 💟
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Thank you kindly Navin 🥀🌻📖
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You’re welcome, Ivor ✨
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A friend of mine and I were just discussing this! How much more can we take, and we’re not even in the thick of it! Life is so hard…
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Oh Susi .. the situation is so sad and distressing … I’vehad to give myself a break from these protest poems … I found myself being emotionally overwhelmed … 😥💙💛🌏
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I feel you, Ivor! Scrolling on social media has had the same effect on me.
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