Graduate #TuesdayTidbit #Poetry #Inspiration

Let me read it to you.

 

Graduate

By Abbie Johnson Taylor

 

 

Go out into the world.

Reach for the top.

Aim as high as you can.

Dream as big as possible.

Use your mind, heart, hands,

and know you can do anything.

Trust your instincts.

Energize your life.

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Back Story

 

I wrote this poem several years ago when my nephew Dylan graduated from high school. Now, his younger brother Tristan is graduating from college this weekend, and I’m planning to be there.

The above poem is dedicated to him. As you may have noted, the first letter of each line in this acrostic spells the word “graduate.”

Please note that since I’ll be leaving Thursday morning for Colorado, where Tristan will be graduating, there won’t be any posts here for the rest of this week. Lord willing, I’ll be back Monday with another Open Book Blog Hop. Thank you for reading.

 

Photo Courtesy of Tess Anderson Photography

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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me

Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.

Independently published with the help of DLD Books.

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by Two Pentacles Publishing

 

Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.

After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.

Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.

Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?