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    Seventeen to Thirty-Seven
    Seventeen to Thirty-Seven
    Seventeen to Thirty-Seven
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    Seventeen to Thirty-Seven

    By D.C. Happy Hermit

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    In this collection of poems,there are some inspired by grief, some by love, one by a three-wheeler, my first car, and some just about thoughts and feelings. The first poem was written at the age of seventeen, the most recent, at the age of 37! When my nan died of lung cancer after a long battle, I found some way of expressing my emotions through writing poetry. Since then, my life has had many twists and turns but somehow, even after being diagnosed with thyroid disease and some sort of Bi-polar, I have settled down and decided to present my poems to anyone that finds them interesting. A friend of mine recently said that she enjoys reading the poems, as they make you think about things in a very different way. Maybe - sometimes life needs a 'flip-side'!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateOct 24, 2012
    ISBN9781479734788
    Seventeen to Thirty-Seven
    Author

    D.C. Happy Hermit

    Writing poetry has helped me sort things out in my own fuddled way. The pink sofa, pictured on the cover, belonged to my Nan Woody. I kept her jewellery box and hid my scribbles, folded for quite a few years. Until, after I had long moved away and married – my folks brought back stuff I’d left behind. I found the pink sofa and folded memories. During recent illness, in which I have been told I am mildly Bi-Polar, I wrote more poetry.

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