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    Ballad of Laughing Boy
    Ballad of Laughing Boy
    Ballad of Laughing Boy
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    Ballad of Laughing Boy

    By Tom Daily

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    This is the poetry of my life. Much of it, with certain poetic license, describes events, people, events, etc. that have happened to me personally. A couple were even written at the time it was happening. I am not a prolific poet so this is the best of my work. I hope you enjoy it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Daily
    Release dateJan 3, 2013
    ISBN9781301275076
    Ballad of Laughing Boy
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    Tom Daily

    I was born in the Panama Canal Zone when my Father was stationed there, and bounced around as part of a military family to California, Indiana and Germany before Dad retired in NC where I got an english degree, bartended for a while and entered the Marines as a Supply/Logistics officer.Saw a good bit of the world on my own since then but came back to NC recently to help take care of my nearly blind Mother. Life is pretty good.

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