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Robert LairdMarch 2, 2018

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written by: Robert Laird

@RobertCLaird

empty echo
butterfly wings
hands open free,
in the wind you're gone
and I breathe so deep,
reach only as far
as empty
recalls

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Robert Laird

Retired high school English teacher
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At Peace - March 31, 2018
Stay - March 2, 2018
Unfinished - February 6, 2018

John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is also a 3rd degree black belt in Karate, has worked as a cornerman in the UFC, and grew up in both the Bahamas and Canada. John is the author of two books of poetry: “March” and “The Seasons of Us” (both published in 2019). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.