Throwback Friday, The Time-Machine’s Secret Code, by Ivor Steven

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http://godoggocafe.com/2023/02/24/the-time-machines-secret-code/

A Poem From Early March 2019:
Well here l am, back in hospital again and feeling anxious about whether I am going to be fit enough to fly to NewYork and Philadelpha in just seven weeks time.



The Time-Machine’s Secret Code (Revised)


I’m no stranger to this land

The warm hourglass sand

Is drifting past my hand

I’m no stranger to this room

Time has me back here too soon

I’ve yet to go on my trip to the moon

I’m no stranger to this road

Time has me carrying destiny’s load

I’m here after my latest episode

I wait for a new download

From the time-machine’s secret code

I’m no stranger to this hospital door

Again, I’m grounded in ward four

But I will beat this unheralded war

And the nurses will say hello, and goodbye Ivor







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Ivor Steven (c) February 2023

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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.

32 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, The Time-Machine’s Secret Code, by Ivor Steven”

  1. I remember this time in your life and this amazing poem.
    I am so so SO glad you got to take your trip! 🙂 It was such wonderful and important travels for you!
    I remember when you wrote poems on a white-board during your hospital stay. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) 🙂 ❤️

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    1. Thanks Carolyn… they were scary times for me… my poems were great therapy … the nurses were wonderful and kept me brave … and my Doctor encouraged me to take the trip and enjoy myself 🤗🌏📘😍 they all helped me get on the plane ✈️ and off to America I went to see family in Philadelphia … for the best time of my life …✈️🤗🌏😍😊❤️

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      1. Dreams of The Heart
         
        I cannot walk the continents
        Like the intrepid Marco Polo
        But my feet have felt the sands of time
        Pass between my toes

        I have not sailed the high seas
        Like the courageous Christopher Columbus
        But my body has bathed
        In an ocean full of kind hearts

        I’m yet to fly in space
        Like the brave Neil Armstrong
        But I have reached for the stars
        And touched my soul’s dreams

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      1. Thank you kindly Wayne … the trip was a dream come true …

        “Dreams of The Heart”
         
        I cannot walk the continents
        Like the intrepid Marco Polo
        But my feet have felt the sands of time
        Pass between my toes

        I have not sailed the high seas
        Like the courageous Christopher Columbus
        But my body has bathed
        In an ocean full of kind hearts

        I’m yet to fly in space
        Like the brave Neil Armstrong
        But I have reached for the stars
        And touched my soul’s dreams

        Liked by 1 person

  2. I so do hear you on this one Ivor. I was giving advice to people the other day about best hospital emergency wait times and their meals compared to others. I’ve bounced around a few over the years.

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