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ivor plumber poet an old plumber an ex carer an amateur poet words from the heart skip to content ivor plumber poet an old plumber an ex carer an amateur poet words from the heart menu and widgets about ivor steven was formerly an industrial chemist then a plumber now retired and has been writing poetry for 19 years he has had numerous poems published in anthologies and on line magazines he is an active member of the geelong writers inc australia he is a team member barista with the on line magazine go dog go cafe america and also a newly appointed writer for coffee house writers magazine america about about ivor steven was formerly an industrial chemist then a plumber now retired and has been writing poetry for 19 years he has had numerous poems published in anthologies and on line magazines he is an active member of the geelong writers inc australia he is a team member barista with the on line magazine go dog go cafe america and also a newly appointed writer for coffee house writers magazine america about throwback friday it was time to leave cousin lynn and robin with mungo and kelly cousin maureen and doggies z z and co co cousin penny and then dave penny and ivor here i am on a jet plane somewhere over the pacific ocean therefore today s throwback friday poem is a very appropriate finale piece to coincide with my amazing adventures in canada over the past 21 days it was time to leave revised it s time to tidy up my mess clean up the room and get dressed it s time to pack my suitcase fill the travel bag and vacate this place it s time to put on my famous rocker shoes and walk away from this dream come true it s time to say heartfelt goodbyes to these wonderful canadian guys it s time for final hugs and kisses sad farewells and best wishes it s time for my usual emotional tears separate myself from these every day cheers it s time to flyaway from a land of berries and fairies leave this magical world of faraway families it s time to say a million thank you s for making my stay a really real great do it s time for me to travel back home with glorious memories of this magical astrodome ivor steven c september 2025 featured posted on september 20 2025 categories a throwback friday poem emotions family memories music photos poems tags a throwback friday poem family memories music photos poetry australia 47 comments on throwback friday it was time to leave my bird photos a haiku walking home in the late afternoon beneath a low blanket of cloud i found the light dull and the sky muted even so i managed to capture these birds in flight the dim conditions left my original photos a little blurry but with the help of my copilot app i was able to gently sharpen them and bring their motion back to life my bird photos a haiku birds do not need words artistically superb they re the sky s rembrandts a song to drift with wings open to the sky an echo of freedom to follow the final image ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 27 2026 may 26 2026 categories haiku life nature photos poems tags haiku life nature music photos 14 comments on my bird photos a haiku coffee house writers magazine features my new poem i m quietly flying around hello dear readers and followers i contribute to coffee house writers magazine usa every second week and i m delighted to share that my latest poem i m quietly flying around appears in the new issue you can read it by following the link below i m quietly flying around coffee house writers there s a peacefulness in flying alone for a while until the friendly and noisy corellas swoop in to remind me i m never truly by myself up there a small song to keep me company while i m quietly flying around until eyes hear sound amazon amazon com until eyes hear sound lulu books until eyes hear sound lulu com perceptions amazon perceptions steven ivor knight derrick amazon com au books lulu books perceptions lulu com tullawalla amazon tullawalla a meeting place where my empty hands are full of memories and rhymes steven ivor amazon com au books or you may email me directly for a signed copy at ivorrs20 gmail com and i can send you a paypal account for the book plus postage ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 26 2026 categories poems photos music published poem life nature coffee house writers magazine tags poetry australia photos music published poem life nature coffee house writers magazine 12 comments on coffee house writers magazine features my new poem i m quietly flying around a mid morning fling today a casual stroll on the path turned into an unexpected glimpse of tenderness and all we can do is slow our steps and witness the quiet life unfolding at our feet a mid morning fling it was odd to see larks lying on the concrete path at first i thought one of them was injured then as i approached for a closer gander the grounded bird was not wounded at all but pleasantly enjoying her partner s advances and as i edged nearer my unexpected presence did disrupt their mid morning fling a gentle reminder that even the smallest moments can shift the rhythm of a day just as a song can shift the rhythm of a heart ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 25 2026 categories humour life nature music photos poems tags humour life nature music photos poetry australia 21 comments on a mid morning fling a few milestones along the way when it all began in september 2000 i suffered my first stroke after a stretch of intensive rehab i was finally allowed to return home and resume caring for my wife i was still healing still unsteady and not yet permitted to drive with the patient guidance of my wonderful speech therapist i slowly relearned how to speak read and write during those early recovery days music was always playing in the background especially leonard cohen something in his haunting lyrics stirred me nudged me compelled me to start writing things down that s when i first discovered a small surprising knack for shaping words into rhyme after several months my therapist gently encouraged me to join a local writers group and as the old saying goes from little things big things grow a few milestones along the way every now and then wordpress taps me on the shoulder with a small surprise a reminder of how long i ve been wandering these digital paths and how many kindred spirits i ve met along the way this week a handful of achievements arrived and they made me pause smile and look back over the journey ten years on wordpress that one landed with a soft thud in my chest a decade of poems stories late night edits early morning inspirations and the steady rhythm of showing up even on the days when the words came slowly views from over 150 countries it still amazes me that something written at my desk in geelong can find its way to readers oceans away these badges aren t really about numbers they re about connection the quiet thread between writer and reader stretched across continents a comment longer than the original post that one made me laugh it s proof of what i love most about this place the conversations the generosity the way a single poem can spark a whole exchange of thoughts memories and stories and the globe trotter badge 50 countries a reminder of the early days when i first realised people were actually reading none of these milestones happened in isolation they grew from the kindness of readers the encouragement of fellow writers and the simple joy of sharing words i m grateful for every visit every comment every quiet moment someone spent with one of my poems here s to the next stretch of the journey wherever the words decide to wander over at weekly prompts the weekend challenge is the word e xpressive to visit their fabulous site please click here in the long echo of these streets after all the turns and tremors i m still here listening for the next line ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 24 2026 categories life lifestyle music photos poems prose reflections tags life lifestyle music photos prose reflective 55 comments on a few milestones along the way how and why in the hush of a grey autumn morning two birds wheel away into the distance leaving behind a question only the sky can answer how and why two silhouettes fluttering in the sky together the shadows swoop by flying among autumn s silent clouds there above humanity s rowdy crowd they gaze down and wonder how that lawless mob did somehow allow nature s garden to become holier than thou the birds quietly turn and wave goodbye and decide theirs not to reason why as the birds wheel away from the how and why step with the music into the space where the poem s questions still linger here are a few lyrics from we lost the sea a quiet place abandon control obey gravity from here earth s claw cannot over bare i hear nothing dead silence i grasp as comfort i pilot limbs as if they were wings carve through the clouds plummet to the below i pilot limbs ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 23 2026 categories environment life nature music photos poems tags environment life nature music photos poetry australia 19 comments on how and why throwback friday polar bears and cold sheep in keeping with this week s environment theme today s throwback friday poem originally written in july 2020 is drawn from my upcoming book time hears no sound it appears as a poem in chapter 2 nature an unbiased timekeeper polar bears and cold sheep hello world do you see my frown will the blizzards ever calm down will the rains forever fall on broken ground will our tears of silence be the only sound the frozen wounds are deep the mountains of snow are steep humans need to stop being cold sheep and begin taking their own individual leaps the rewards of being caring and kind far outweigh the coldness of being left behind for the wounds we ve carved into the earth may this music echo the quiet truth our planet keeps trying to tell us ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 22 2026 categories a throwback friday poem environment life nature music photos poems published poem time hears no sound tags a throwback friday poem environment life nature music photos poetry australia published poem time hears no sound 28 comments on throwback friday polar bears and cold sheep our buckled bloc on our buckled bloc innocence stands alone on thinning ground our buckled bloc have we lost the plot here on our buckled bloc the planet is still spinning but the environment is shrinking the polar bears are dying isolated nature is only surviving and is visibly crying the land is scarred and blistered the oceans unwisely polluted and even the air we breathe is tainted here s a song to wander with through the world we ve weathered ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 21 2026 may 22 2026 categories environment life nature music photos poems tags environment life nature music photos poetry australia 28 comments on our buckled bloc wattlebirds are no log jammers after wrestling with the usual tangle of messages and mischief makers i stepped onto the track for a breath of real air the wattlebirds were already there perched and unbothered reminding me that the sky has no time for scammers or phishers and neither should i wattlebirds are no log jammers after wading through my pool of emails the clean up i had planned did fail anyhow it was time for my morning walk among nature s wattlebirds and hawks despite the cool misty rain the refreshing breeze will clear my foggy brain not far along the wet winding track i see a wattlebird having a peaceful nap perched high up in the tree s branches oblivious to humanity s modern advances beautiful wattlebirds are not log jammers river phishers or honey scammers they are free to do as they please and can fly away from any tight squeeze a small reminder that the sky is always wider than the noise ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 20 2026 may 21 2026 categories environment life nature music photos poems tags environment life nature music photos poetry australia 20 comments on wattlebirds are no log jammers beyond the pink horizon in the hush of twilight a pink glow threaded the treeline a hint of the hidden realm where fairies hover above the causeway chorusing something tender and otherworldly beyond the pink horizon deep behind the trees silhouettes and beyond the horizon s pink curtain in that ambiguous twilight zone there lies an earthly paradise a glimmering crimson kingdom where our magical luminous fairies hide and i wonder where is the missing archway into this purple haze never never land or is it simply reality s mysterious causeway calling me through the transient light through the transient glow the fairies lullaby drifts across the horizon ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 19 2026 may 21 2026 categories fairies fantasy life nature music photos poems tags fairies fantasy life nature music photos poetry australia 26 comments on beyond the pink horizon never a dull moment after a week of words and wandering we finally rest i apologise for my slow blogging replies time has been sprinting while this old poet hobbles behind i ll be reading my poems drumsticks and dear danny at the next dome poetry meeting a relaxed afternoon of postcards and poetry at the courthouse museum never a dull moment i m enjoying an extra busy weekend creative geelong market on saturday dome poetry meeting sunday morning where i recited my poem the portrait that found me i also presented two poems drumsticks and dear danny which i ll be reading at the next meeting at the courthouse museum drysdale for an afternoon of postcards and poetry so as you can see i ve written lots more poems during the week over and above my normal daily output needless to say i m exhaustipated again and here at the box cafe on sunday afternoon we are having a much needed rest and relaxation a quiet promise before the song begins the three poems from today s journey will soon be finding their place here ivor steven may 2026 posted on may 18 2026 categories dome poets life lifestyle music photos poems tags dome poets life lifestyle music photos 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