The Wednesday challenge from Weekly Prompts is:Β CYCLING … please go over and visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here … My poem today is a “Repost” from January 7th 2019, and some of my followers may remember my hectic rehab’ time after my stroke in early December. I had to get myself fit enough to fly to New York by April 24th …
Well here it is Thursday evening in Geelong, 10.55pm, and I’m editing my new book “Perceptions” again … oh well that’s “the undertow of life”
Yorkie, Against the Undertow
Iβm seated on my silver bike, called Yorkie
Pedalling slow and steadily
Iβm not actually moving
But I am dreaming
Thinking of places I could be
Visualising what I might see
If I can keep pushing
Iβll end up with a Qantas cushion
I know the year is new and early
But Iβm feeling unfit and unworldly
Thereβs a long way for my body to go
Thereβs no turning back, despite the undertow
Ivor Steven (c) August 2022
A heartfelt memory, Ivor! Your trip to the US was a good motivator for you in your recovery after your stroke!
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Yes Dwight, the best motivator of all π€π
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:>)
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I remember it well, Ivor. And here you are
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I look back at those times and wonder how my dream came true
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What a beautiful piece to remember a trip
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Thank you Mich β¦ a dream come true ππ€π
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I remember Yorkie! Thank you, Ivor π
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Yes β¦ the whole process was an amazing experience for me πππ€π
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I remember this! I remember Yorkie! I remember when you biked (or Yorkie’d) your way to visit your precious American family! π β€οΈ Such a beautiful memory! Such a beautiful accomplishment for you, Ivor! Way to go! π
(((HUGS))) π
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Thank you Carolyn .. . The whole process of how, when, where and why was an amazing experience for meβ¦ both body and mind were damaged, but with together with the amazing rehab team and my own will power, the seemingly impossible mission was βaccomplishedβ πππ€ππ
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Keep up the good work
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Thank you Sadje .π€π
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Youβre welcome
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Itβs always great to have a goal to work towards when undertaking a fitness activity!
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Thank you Ingrid.. the was certainly a great motivation ππ
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Love the video. Thank you.
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Oh darn … I just found this notice in my ‘Pending’ file, thank you for the reblog Derrick ..
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Ivor, I feel so honored to be reading and enjoying Perceptions! Derrick’s photos and your poems are a perfect match! I get tears in my eyes…joy-tears…thinking about how, over the years, Derrick’s photos and your poems have brought me such joy…given me much to ponder and appreciate!
I am treating myself to reading 3 poems each night. I’m trying to stretch it out so the joy and fun lasts longer. π π And that way I can ponder what I’ve read and seen, too.
Thank you, again!
(((HUGS))) π
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Thank you Carolyn .. I am so pleased you are enjoying βourβ collaboration β¦ Derrick was one of my very first followers and his wonderful photos have always impressed me and he has always been very kind and generous to allow me to use his images with my poems π€π and I think it was your suggestion that I do something with our joint articles πβοΈπ yeah β¦ and I am sure the book is going to look fabulous , β((hugs))β my friend β€οΈπππ€πΆπβοΈπ
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I’m sure it will, too! π
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Thank You π
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