Abandonment

EugeniaNovember 28, 2019

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Abandonment

written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman

@riccikeeper

leaves fall to and fro

with spirited adventure

and nowhere to go

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Franci Eugenia Hoffman enjoyed a career in the insurance industry for over 20 years. She was rewarded both professionally and personally due to results from taking responsibility and dedication to her work. Her fulfillment comes from the encouragement and promotion of others. She began writing for her own entertainment in 2015. Currently, she runs two blogs-BrewNSpew (Coffee-break Scuttlebutt) and PoemsNSuch (poetry is a state of mind).

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

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