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Graduation Day! 1984
Midlife Blossoming
Midlife Blossoming ~ The Late 1970s
Age thirty-nine...kids, grown and out;
the empty nest, so stark and cold.
Two off to college, third, almost...
glum days ahead can be foretold.
Just like a ghost town... home became,
though hours at work filled time up well.
But still, I felt a door had closed,
and life became a shallow shell.
To help fill gaps, I soon began
to study books and write once more.
So much to learn to improve skills...
my thoughts led to another door.
That door I opened. Six years passed
at college, where I had enrolled.
Earned my degree...English BA
and business minor, now I hold.
My writings flourished, published some;
new skills soon helped our company
expand and thrive for many years...
dear husband Pres, and I, VP.
March 24, 2016
~3rd Place~
Contest: Where Were You In the '70s?
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
Judged: 03/10/2018
~1st Place~
Contest: When A Door Closes
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Judged: 04/03/2016
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