Last week I posted a poem from three years ago when I was hospitalised for three months, and ironically, or coincidently I happened to be hospitalised this week, but fortunately my stay was only brief this time, so, appropropriately today I am posting this piece from three years ago .
Sleeplessness
I’m consumed by tiredness
In this healing castle of sleeplessness
Where the nightingales flitter about
Like hummingbirds in a drought
The witch-doctors come and go
With their underlings following to and fro
During the day there’s noisiness and bright lights
And life is just the same throughout the night
Ivor Steven (c) December 2018
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
Go Dog Go Café 
It’s a strange world to inhabit… ⛅️
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Definitely Ingrid … especially when you are in for an extended time …
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I can imagine 🌝
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I still remember a myriad of jumbled thoughts when I read throw those somewhat crazy poems ..
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I love this poem. You have captured the disorientation of illness and the noise of hospital perfectly
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Thank you Sue .. yes … you lay there feeling drained .. while the hospital slams your brain
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It’s a weird experience. I’ve been in hospital quite a bit in my life. It never used to be so noisy or bright.
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So pleased that this time it was elective and shorter
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Yes .. a much more pleasant experience
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Are the witch doctors, there healers?
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Yes indeed .. just Ivor’s crazy words from those sleepless months ..
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Lol!
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Reblogged this on Ivor.Plumber/Poet and commented:
My ‘Throwback Friday’ poem over at “Go Dog Go Cafe”
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I am glad your stay there was short. Hospitals seem so cold and indifferent.
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It’s always good to go home 😊❤️🩹
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Yes, indeed!
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I’ve always found being in the hospital exhausting. They keep waking you up during the night to take your vital signs and the hospital is a pretty noisy place. Your poem sums it up very well. Glad you are home and recovering, Ivor! ❤ I am sure Frankie is glad you are back! ❤ 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Cheryl .. hospital’s are definitely busy places … and Frankie goes to sleep on my bed every time I go back to sleep during my daytime naps 🐶💤
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This poem is a heart-toucher. I’ve not enjoyed ANY of my hospital stays. 😦
So glad this hospital time your stay was way shorter and you are home again. 🙂
(((HUGS))) and Healing Wishes!!! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn .. those hospitals are busier than Central Station .. 😎🌏😃
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A great Throwback! Thanks so much for sharing your joureny. I hpe you have been sleeping well recently 🙂
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Lovely poem, glad to know that your time in hospital was short! Hospitals are depressing and I don’t know scary too esp at night the long corridors and smell of medicines. Glad you are home!
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Thank you Tanya .. there were scary times, but I lived to write about today and tomorrow .. cheers .. and today it’s another Australia Day that I’ve managed to reach 🌏
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I can imagine, cheers 🍻. It’s very cold here but I’m visualizing summers and cold beer 🍺 after looking at the photograph.
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It was a wonderful afternoon ..
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Brilliant, I’m glad you had a good time Ivor 👍
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