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Reflections at 91: Stories and Poems
Years ago during a meditative contemplation, an inner voice said to now 91-year-old John Porter, “My life is not without an end and many things remain unsaid. If I stay silent, bide my time, the things I know, where I’ve been led will stay within me mute and still, no one will know them when I’m dead.”
Responding to this compelling message, John wrote these stories – ranging from funny to heart-warming to poignant to mystical – after he and his wife, Jackie, moved to a retirement community. With his remarkable memory for detail, he recalls the magical times of his early childhood and ends with Jackie’s death in 2021.
He wrote his first poems in the 1970s when they were seemingly dictated by his psyche. This collection includes highly descriptive poems, including a few haikus and one elegy. Some of them speak to what it means to grow old.
Responding to this compelling message, John wrote these stories – ranging from funny to heart-warming to poignant to mystical – after he and his wife, Jackie, moved to a retirement community. With his remarkable memory for detail, he recalls the magical times of his early childhood and ends with Jackie’s death in 2021.
He wrote his first poems in the 1970s when they were seemingly dictated by his psyche. This collection includes highly descriptive poems, including a few haikus and one elegy. Some of them speak to what it means to grow old.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2021
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