During my last, what — 11 years — as a blogger, I’ve made many casual friends and fewer good friends.
In the blogging world, a good friend is not always what the world perceives. We don’t get together for coffee or dinner; we don’t visit each other’s houses or get into big deep conversations. We know very little about each other and probably never will; our connection is with words and images and responses and smiles we can feel over the Internet Airwaves.
One of these good friends is my good friend Ivor at Ivor.Plumber/Poet.
Ivor lives in Australia, and to me is a master poet and friendly presence. I am guessing he is in my age bracket and has had a past rich in love and memories.
Ivor wrote this poem for me the other day as a response to my Camping, Sofa and a Sword post. Go visit his world and enjoy the friendship.
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 am yet to fly in space
Like the brave Neil Armstrong
But I have reached for the stars
And touched my soul’s dreams
Humoring the Goddess 
That is a wonderful poem! I think it captures you so well — you and I have talked about going to places only in our research and imagination, and how that can serve us almost as well as going there in person!
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I always love the way you and I connect!
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I think he’s great as well. 🙂
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Oh, dear Claudia, thank you very much for your lovely words … I’m traveling to Canada in late August and early September, but I’ll still be too far away … 😍🌏🌞
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How sweet he would write a poem for you. That is true friendship from across the world!
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What a lovely poem. I just love it. I have been lucky to meet a few of my blogging friends, and it was like we had just seen each other the day before.
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I think that that would be you and me! And you’re my highlight for NEXT week!🩷
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For sure!! And thanks.
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