
A poem that I have revised a couple of times, and this edition is from November 2019
Tea Leaf’s (Revised)
It’s early morn, time to break away
From last night’s, dream-time soiree
But first, I must make my bed
“Yes, just like Mum said”
Oh, I gratefully do remember
As I straighten the quilt cover
And I like to fluff-up my pillows
Ready for an evening’s bout with stupid cupid’s arrows
I’ve a long storage bedhead shelf
However I’m smiling, satisfied within myself
It’s always untidy and in disarray
And last nights scribbles are all on display
I gather up this multitude of loose words
The mess of my midnight songbirds
Snippets of my subconscious memories
Pieces of forgotten wistful dreams
And I begin to decode my jumbled site
Then emotionally, I start to rewrite
About the tea-leaf’s, floating on a calm sea
Forming love letters, from her to me
Ivor Steven (c) Nov 2019
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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. View all posts by ivor20
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