A Life in a Calendar Year

These 12 poems along with 12 black-and-white photos document one calendar year in my life. Though written throughout 2018, I believe this collection could easily apply to any year for anyone at any time. Ill never forget 2018. It was an emotional rollercoaster for my family and me. We experienced great joy and deep sadness and just about every other possible emotion in between. We travelled, we laughed, we loved and we learned. We also lost a loved one and lived through times of stressful change. Through it all, we leaned on each other and grew closer as a family. Each of these poems is a personal and honest observation of what