Poems From A Grateful Heart On Turning 80

By Joel Shere

I began writing poetry post-retirement several years ago, inspired by a wonderful teacher and poet, Catherine Mahoney, to whose memory one of my poems is dedicated. I am not a poet; I write poems as others garden flowers - for the sheer beauty and surprise of it - surprise in the sense of you never know what you're going to get. I seek no plaudits for my poems, and am too crotchety for criticism - though surely in need of it for improvement. I tender this small book of poems to family and friends - old and new - in gratitude for the lovely times we have spent together, and hope you derive some pleasure from reading them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796684945
• ISBN13: 9781796684940
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.1" x 5.5"