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    Subtle Passages
    Subtle Passages
    Subtle Passages
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    Subtle Passages

    By David Fredette

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    This is a compilation of poetry, written by David Fredette, that touches on the last year, before turning 50 years old. Thus, there are the same number of poems. Nevertheless, life/age seems to creep up on him.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateDec 30, 2020
    ISBN9781664150683
    Subtle Passages
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    David Fredette

    David Fredette is now the author of three books; they are as follows: "Latent Heat: A Year's Worth," "The Jesuit: A Christian Gets His Wings," and this one, "Walk in Faith, and Eat When You're Hungry: The Jesuit on Steroids." He presently lives in Stamford, Connecticut, where he continues to write and drive-for-a-ride sharing service called lyft.com to tie financial loose ends.

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      Subtle Passages - David Fredette

      Copyright © 2021 by David Fredette.

      ISBN:       Hardcover       978-1-6641-5070-6

                      Softcover         978-1-6641-5069-0

                      eBook               978-1-6641-5068-3

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 12/30/2020

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      CONTENTS

      H2O

      Social Media Escapade

      Southpaw

      Perpetuity

      Ubiquitous

      Groupthink

      Smoke

      Culture

      Birthday

      Benevolent

      Quintessential

      Antithesis

      Altruism

      Happy, and Gay.

      Contentious

      Departure

      Subitize

      Hyperbolic

      Banalize

      Immigration

      Day Old Soup

      Galvanize

      Larry

      Bernoulli’s Equation

      There’s a Whole Lot of Football Left to Play in This Game.

      Dreams

      On Time

      Requiescat

      Bolster

      Shyness Kills the Poet

      I’ll have tea.

      Thanksgiving

      Hop on the Carrousel

      From East Moriches to Stamford

      Fun

      They’re Thieves

      Papal Slap

      Following Retirement

      Creation

      Beacon

      Patisserie Salzburg (In Harbor Point, Stamford, CT.)

      gawsy

      Exercise

      Thirsty?

      Ode to a Jet Blue Ticket Counter Agent

      The Sacrificial Lambs

      desuetude

      Rain

      Hey

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